The Chainbreaker Bike Book: A Rough Guide to Bicycle Maintenance
by Shelly Lynn Jackson, Ethan Clark
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Author: Ethan Clark, Shelly Lynn JacksonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-11-21
ISBN: 0977055736
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Microcosm Publishing
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Book Review: A Bike Repair Book For The Rest Of Us
Summary: 5 Stars
It's not often that a guy with a daily schedule like mine drops everything to write a book review. But this simple little book on bike repair was one of those wonderful finds we come across every so often. Jackson & Clark have put together more than just a basic nuts and bolts tome of fixing a simple bike, they've infused their book with a way of being with a bicycle. Of having a bike as a peaceful and calming element in one's life. It's a wonderful cross between Robert M. Pirsig's "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" and John Muir's "How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive".
Written for real folks in a personal, almost conversation way, the book has a series of fun and ecclectic hand drawn illustrations which provide a great visual reference of basic bicycle parts. The simple drawings show parts very clearly labeled and easy to understand. Upon reading through the various maintenance and repair procedures presented, numerous times I found myself thinking "Oh yeah, ok...".
An added feature is a section of the book which reprints original "Chainbreaker" pages - a bicycle 'zine once laid out and produced by hand by the authors prior to the writing of this book.
This is not a book for 20+ mile daily roadracers and their carbon fiber, stealth-like machines. But then again, it does not try to be. Rather it is a great read for any weekend biking enthusiast or a first time bicycle owner. It's a great little handy book to have and worth every dime for it's insightful way of looking at the simple elegance of a bicycle.
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