For Road & Mountain Bikes (Bicycling Guide to Complete Bicycle Maintenance & Repair for Road & Mountain Bikes)

Got the Kindle version to have on hand. Also have the hard copy. Very useful for all the bike types my family makes use of. From us oldtimers to the youngsters, it covers them all.Road or mountain, hybrid, it's there. And the kids are rough on bikes.

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.

This book is written in a very straightforward manner with lots of helpful photos to illustrate the procedures. For me it helps to have another book available to complement the explanations, such as Zinn's book.

Very good book. A good primer for the novice, and a decent resource I'd imagine for the experienced wrench turner. I was able to read, comprehend, and not be intimidated as I have found myself with some other "manuals".

I was surprised that this book supports the modern Shimano components and new composite frames. It's really detailed, and easy to follow. I feel confident with any bike project using this book as a guide.

I'm not particulary mechanically inclined, have recently acquired a love of bicycling I've wanted to work more on my own bikes; and finding a reputable repair shop has proven difficult.

This book is clearly written, good diagrams and pictures and I would recommend it to anyone just getting started with bicycle maintenance.

The book provides adequate descriptions of most basic maintenance and repair issues but the images and diagrams are of such poor resolution that they are virtually USELESS, even on an iPad with retina display and iPhone 5. I purchased this digital edition, instead of a book format like the Park Big Blue Book, so that I could have a smaller format to take with me when I bike. All of the images are fuzzy and difficult or impossible to view adequately to be of any use. It would have been so easy to have high quality images, but obviously the author and publisher don't care. There must be better alternatives out there, so keep looking, because you will regret this purchase if you like visual representations to help guide you in your repairs and maintenance.

The 5th Edition has more pictures and part breakdowns.

From simple routine maintance to the serious biker who would like to know if there chain is worn and stretched and needs replaced.

This book gives a very detailed breakdown of what seems like every possible repair you can make on a bike.

Every one who owns a bike should own this manual.

Repairs are covered in detail and for a variety of manufacturers. Repetition is used to recall topics covered previously and aids in the particular repair. An excellent read for the average biker seeking to maintain their own bike. A few of the pictures could give better views though.

I got this book in anticipation of receiving a bicycle purchased off the internet, as I knew the bike would need assembly and a good amount of adjusting. A careful reading of this book provided all the info I needed to get the bike up and running, and it included many vital tips I would not have known otherwise. Basic stuff like how to adjust seat and handlebar position and angle were well explained. The more involved instructions on lubrication and derailleur adjustment were much more helpful than the manufacturer's bare bones instructions. But what was truly a saving grace for me was the chapter on disc brake assembly, adjustment, and care. I would never have known how properly mount a disc to a hub (use a star pattern, gradually increase screw tightness, and never touch the disc with your hands) or that you should never pull a brake lever without something (the disc or a spacer) in the hydraulic brake caliper. My own curious excitement with my new high-end bike would surely have caused me to do that. That chapter alone was worth the book purchase. The book is also full of pictures (although it's impossible to have a photo of every possible manufacturer's component) which help greatly.

Since the book fully covers modern bike innovations as well (fancy suspension, disc brakes, external bearing bottom brackets and two piece cranksets), it may seem to owners of department store bikes to cater to people with high end bikes. This is NOT the case at all -- the book covers low-end components as well. In actuality the book is quite comprehensive, and covers of the full range of bike components available today.

To the reviewers who complain that the book contains so much "useless" info, it is not the author's fault that you ride a cheap bike, making much of the book's valuable info not apply to you.

I have two mid-range bikes (Ironhorse Warrior Race and Raleigh C700) and the book covers all areas of maintenance that I've needed and can foresee needing. In addition, the author is quite willing to tell you what NOT to do at home and when to see a professional instead.

In short, this book will make bike ownership safer, more fun, and more satisfying.

Just as posted. Very happy AAA +
Update :
got this it was able to review the material there was stuff in here that I've never even heard before. all this stuff is new to me that's high tech I was able to figure out most of it just looking at the bike. put some parts you just can't see and this book was able to inform me on how to do the job correctly the first time. it's very good book for those of us that are out of date. very well-rounded information good pictures to go with the information explained. I'm not going to let this book go out of my sight. Can borrow mine you have to buy your own book. Good luck

Because I do not have mechanical skills I often rely on help from friends and neighbors to adjust or tune my bike, which sometimes does not have a happy ending. Bike shops are time consumimg and expensive so this guide solved my problems.
It is well organized and has sufficient detail with excellent pictures to thoroughly explain a problem and the solution. I highly recommend the book especially if you are not a bike nerd.

Just as posted. Very happy AAA +
Update :
got this it was able to review the material there was stuff in here that I've never even heard before. all this stuff is new to me that's high tech I was able to figure out most of it just looking at the bike. put some parts you just can't see and this book was able to inform me on how to do the job correctly the first time. it's very good book for those of us that are out of date. very well-rounded information good pictures to go with the information explained. I'm not going to let this book go out of my sight. Can borrow mine you have to buy your own book. Good luck

Because I do not have mechanical skills I often rely on help from friends and neighbors to adjust or tune my bike, which sometimes does not have a happy ending. Bike shops are time consumimg and expensive so this guide solved my problems.
It is well organized and has sufficient detail with excellent pictures to thoroughly explain a problem and the solution. I highly recommend the book especially if you are not a bike nerd.

This is an excellent bike maintenance and repair manual for a mountain bike neophyte like myself. Also tells a bit of bicycle history as background for where we are today with bike technology. A great buy for it's cost.

Helpful for many maintenance tasks and repairs, photographs and drawings are plain enough for us newbies.[SIN:160529487X The Bicycling Guide to Complete Bicycle Maintenance & Repair: For Road & Mountain Bikes]]