The Bicycling Guide to Complete Bicycle Maintenance and Repair: For Road and Mountain Bikes(Expanded and Revised 5th Edition) by Todd Downs Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Bicycling Guide to Complete Bicycle Maintenance and Repair: For Road and Mountain Bikes(Expanded and Revised 5th Edition)
Book Review: Not for beginners
Summary: 2 Stars
I am 27 years old and bought my first fancy bike, a Specialized Sirrus. Anyway I don't know much about bikes, because when I was a kid, my daddy fixed any problems I had. Now that I'm an adult, I figured I should just buy a book.
One day my bike started making a clicking noise on one pedal when it hit the 12:00 position. This book did not help me figure out what the problem was. I eventually took it to a bicycle repair shop to fix. When I was at the bike shop, I realized that I also had no idea how to pump up my tires, and didn't even own a pump. They sold me one, and I brought it home thinking it would be easy enough to use whenever the time came.
When the time came, I bust out this book thinking I was so smart to anticipate my problems. However, I totally did not understand whatever the hell this book was telling me to do. Maybe I'm just slow, but I was so frustrated. I eventually turned to YouTube to watch some instructional video, which was much more helpful.
In the end, this book was pretty much useless to me. Any problems I have are better taught to me by watching YouTube. I would say save your money and spend it on a reliable internet connection.
Book Review: Very Helpful
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this book after reading all of the customer reviews and the book was very interesting and will be a big help. This book will help me to start saving money and doing increasingly more of my own repairs. I highly recommend this book.Book Review: bicycle repair manual
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an excellent guide to bicycle repair and maintenance, even for the novice and not-so mechanically inclined. Have fun and save valuable dollars in the process.Book Review: you never knew how easy it was
Summary: 5 Stars
this book rocks. I never knew how easy it is to do most repairs on my bike. I have successfully straighted both my wheels (with the purchase of a 8$ tool) and finally got my rear derailer to go into low gear and centered my back break so it would not kick out more to one side. Super easy (well the wheel straighting takes some fine adjustments, but it's by no means complicated) and a super satisfying feeling to fix it yourself. Book is ez to read w/ clear descriptions and well organized. if your thinking about it at all get this book.
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