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A systematic maintenance and repair manual for mountain bikes and all other modern types of bicycles. Features step-by-step instructions, complete tool lists, and 500 full-color illustrations of all repair and maintenance projects recommended for all bicycle riders.
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46 of 48 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having looked at a number of cycle repair manuals I liked this one the most. The layout of the book is clear and easy to follow. Instructions are very clearly explained and excellently illustrated with photographs and diagrams. It covers in plenty of detail everything I ever want to know about cycle repair and maintenance and is far easier to understand and work from than some other manuals e.g. the Haynes cycle manual.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The basic content of this book is fine with a good level of detail. However, unless you're a complete novice, or just wish to get on with repairs, it is frustrating.
Too much valuable space is taken up by ancilliary infomation. For example pages 20 to 23 are virtualy full of text explaining all about screw-thread connections. But then on page 54 we're twice told to leave certain jobs to a specialist because special tools are needed - I would like to know about this!
I don't like the layout; information and photos look crammed in. If it was less wordy, the presentation and layout could be much improved. Each page is in newspaper style columns (three columns). The text has just been allowed to flow from one column to the next and from one page to the next without thought. I find this makes it difficult to follow.
Nevertheless, it is clear the author has an excellent level of knowledge on the subject. And apart from my gripes above, full explanations for all manner of tasks are presented. And for us Brits, a plus - both U.S. and British terms (i.e. wrench/spanner etc.) are used where necessary.
Too much valuable space is taken up by ancilliary infomation. For example pages 20 to 23 are virtualy full of text explaining all about screw-thread connections. But then on page 54 we're twice told to leave certain jobs to a specialist because special tools are needed - I would like to know about this!
I don't like the layout; information and photos look crammed in. If it was less wordy, the presentation and layout could be much improved. Each page is in newspaper style columns (three columns). The text has just been allowed to flow from one column to the next and from one page to the next without thought. I find this makes it difficult to follow.
Nevertheless, it is clear the author has an excellent level of knowledge on the subject. And apart from my gripes above, full explanations for all manner of tasks are presented. And for us Brits, a plus - both U.S. and British terms (i.e. wrench/spanner etc.) are used where necessary.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
Very disappointed with this, lots of really good information in the book but how it has been formatted to go onto the kindle is very very poor. The index at the front is all over the place, giving some page numbers in order then jumping (i.e. section page # 1-30 then jumping to page # 140-160 then on to page # 60!) Single sentences take up 3-4 lines and if a picture is involved can end up anywhere on 1-3 pages! Just a total jumble and annoying if trying to follow a category.
As I said it has some very interesting material in the book so I would suggest buying the paperback/hardcover rather than download the kindle version.
As I said it has some very interesting material in the book so I would suggest buying the paperback/hardcover rather than download the kindle version.
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