Product Description: Bike Mechanic takes a look inside the daily life of the unsung heroes of the peloton, the bike techs who keep the stars riding smoothly and safely on the sport's steepest climbs, the most technical time trials, and the hairpin descents navigated at breakneck speeds...read more

College students discuss what colleges are really like, including grades, sports, social life, alcohol policies, gender relations, admissions, and classes

Product Description: Even great bikes need maintenance from time to time. From adjusting the seat to cleaning the chain, learn how to keep you bike in tip top shape.

The core of John Forester's concept of effective cycling is that bicyclists fare best when they act, and are treated in return, as drivers of vehicles, with the same rights and responsibilities that other drivers have. In this new edition of his classic introductory work, Forester reasserts this idea in terms of practice and education as well as theory while also addressing - among much else - the two major forces that have shaped bicycling since the early 1980s: the proliferation of high-quality equipment (including the phenomenal increase in popularity of mountain bikes) and the seriously insufficient progress on the social, political, and psychological fronts. The book is filled with details, strategies, and tips that will be useful both to occasional cyclists and to those who enjoy bicycling as a way of life - all drawn from the author's many years of experience as a cyclist, a Cycling Transportation Engineer, and the founder of the Effective Cycling Program.

Product Description: Our best-selling bicycle maintenance book is back in an expanded, revised, and updated edition. This new edition includes the latest equipment from Shimano, Campagnolo, and SRAM as well as substantial sections on hub gears and the various types of bottom bracket/chainset combinations...read more

Shows readers how to maintain their bikes, covering such topics as chains, derailleurs, wheels, shifters, headsets, forks, and frames.

Recommends tools and weekly maintenance routines, explains how to make repairs on tires, wheels, brakes, gears, and bearings, and covers mountain bikes, detailing, and emergency repairs

Introduces significant changes, including sections on hub gears and the various types of bottom bracket/chainset combinations available. This book aims to give riders the confidence and knowledge required to tackle regular maintenance, repairs and overhauls.

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Tells how to prepare for a safe bicycle trip, recommends a basic tool kit, and explains how to make routine and emergency repairs

A guide to the sport covers bike selection, maintenance and repair, off road riding, touring, racing, and training

Presents an informative and useful guide to deciding what kind of bicycle is right for you; the differences between road, touring, racing, and cross bikes; bicycle safety; exercise tips and calorie-burning workouts; training for trips; and much more. Original.

New and improved for 1999, this updated fourth edition includes information on new road and mountain bike models, specialized seats, V-brakes, and more, as well as many new photographs and a detailed troubleshooting section. Original.

An essential resource encompasses every aspect of bicycling, from purchasing the right bike to maintaining it, and includes information on accessories, riding tips and techniques, easy-to-follow instructions for optimal performance, and much more. Original. (view table of contents)

College students discuss what colleges are really like, including grades, sports, social life, alcohol policies, gender relations, admissions, and classes (view table of contents)

Explains how to choose a bike and accessories, carry kids and groceries, ride in traffic and foul weather, commute after dark, and make emergency repairs while cycling to and from work

Discusses regular and preventive maintenance for bicycles, how to manage emergency repairs by the roadside, and how to use the right tools

Looks at each part of a bicycle, including frame, steering system, drive-train, saddle, gearing, brakes, wheels, and accessories, and gives advice on repairs, painting, and adjustments

Product Description: Clearly written manual of bike repair, covering everything from routine maintenance to major overhauls on all kinds of bikes.