Zinn and the Art of Bike Maintenance, Lennard Zinn Review
Reviewer: Cycling Active/Derri Dunn
22-Nov-2012 | 1 Review
Rating:
Pros
- Very comprehensive guide to road bike maintenance
- Well written
Cons
- Doesn't include mountain bikes or hybrids
Knowledge is power, a wise old cyclist once said. So when it comes to swotting up on first class fettling and learning your ferrules from your freewheels, we've found seven paper paths to enlightenment
Get inside it though and it's actually very beginner friendly, with great emphasis placed on initial positioning and bike set-up.
The step-by-step processes can appear a little information dense, however, and not everything gets a diagram, but it's not too drily written.
The illustrations that are included are extremely clear and detailed though.
Verdict
The book is a comprehensive overview on setting up and maintaining a road bike - of course if you're a hybrid or mountain bike rider, it's not for you.
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Supplier
www.velopress.com
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Ken Evans
December 03 17:07
If you have an expensive bike, don't mess around with it, unless you know what you are doing. Knowing tricks for road-side-repairs can be extremely useful, and help get you home.