Essential Bicycle Maintenance & Repair

di Daimeon Shanks (Autore)

Human Kinetics Publishers, 2012

Keep your bike on the road for the long haul! Whether you’re training, competing, or simply riding for fun, a properly tuned bike is essential to performance, efficiency, and safety. That’s where Essential Bicycle Maintenance & Repair comes in. Author Daimeon Shanks takes a straightforward “you can do it” approach to maintaining and repairing your bike so it’s ready to go when you are. Essential Bicycle Maintenance & Repair provides simple step-by-step instructions, accompanied by up-close photos, illustrations, and advice, for more than 100 repairs. You’ll learn these skills and more: • Adjust derailleurs and troubleshoot shifting problems. • True your wheels and tweak your hubs for a silky-smooth ride. • Install caliper, cantilever, or V-brakes. • Repair a broken chain on the roadside. • Fix flats in no time flat. • Maintain pedals and cleats for efficiency and comfort. • Install or adjust a headset. • Install handlebars, including aero bars and flat bars. • Adjust your saddle for a perfect fit. • Determine if a triple crankset is right for you. So spend more time in the saddle and less time and money in costly repair shops. Essential Bicycle Maintenance & Repair is the one guide no cyclist should be without!

• Autore: Daimeon Shanks
• Editore: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Anno: 2012
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 224 p.
• Dimensioni: 279 x 216 mm
• Peso: 635 gr.
• EAN: 9781450407076

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