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Title: Zinn and the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance, Third Edition by Lennard Zinn, Todd Telander ISBN: 1-884737-99-4 Publisher: Velo Press Pub. Date: 09 September, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.68 (25 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A must for any new mountain biker!
Comment: Mountain biking is a little different than most sports, you're usually out in the wilderness, miles away from the nearest phone or road, and putting yourself (and your bike) through a pretty grueling workout. In 'Zinn and the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance' Lennard Zinn does a great job of making sure that if the bike part of the equation fails, you'll know what to do. From suggesting what tools you should carry with you, teaching you how to use them, and giving you a quick lesson on how each work, this book covers it all.
The book uses illustrations instead of photos, so it's easy to tell what's going on, and it covers all the different types (and eras) of components that you'll find. Coverage ranges from the basic (changing a flat tire) to the complex (changing your fork or bottom braket) but is clear throughout.
I highly recommend this to anyone who's doing serious riding and wants to learn more about how to tune and fix their bike. As your bike grows older and you take longer rides, things WILL break or wear out, and knowing what to do in those cases is well worth the price of the book.
Rating: 5
Summary: The best book for MTB maintenance
Comment: Lennard is a great guy and great mechanic. He has written the best book available for anyone wanting to learn beginning to advanced mountain bicycle maintenance. THIS BOOK DOES NOT COVER ROAD BIKES. I cannot wait until he comes out with a book for road bike mainenance.
Rating: 4
Summary: A graet book for all MTB folks, maybe even for us rookies!
Comment: This book is a must have in your collection even if you are new in the MTB scene. You should also seriously consider purchasing some tools specificly made for mtb which is clearly explained in the book,without the tools the book is not going to give you much.With some intermediate level tools you'll be able to perform the most common repairs on your bike yourself. Not only will this save you money in the long run, but you'll understand the equipment and your bike much better and be able to handle unexpected situations on the trail. There are a lot of hand drawn pictures and each part of the bike is covered in great depth(perhaps little too much detailed explanation for a novice like me!).
With all due respect,I wish there were more pictures,not only hand drawn but also maybe some computer drawn 3-D slices,showing the equipment and the bike parts and the proper ways they fit togather since the hand drawns can be a bit difficult to understand and do not show all the in-depth details plus showing things in step by step detailed 3-D pictures mostly works better for the novice than explaining them in long sentences. Still, i think this book helped me a lot and it is definitly one of the best out there.
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