"Bike Repair & Maintenance For Dummies" by Dennis Bailey, Keith Gates (Repost)

Make your own repairs and maintain your bike like a pro. This guide gives you expert tips for keeping your bicycle in great condition and handling most repairs by yourself.

You'll see how to extend the life of your bike, increase your riding comfort, and improve safety through routine maintenance.

• Get to know your bike — understand its parts and how they work together
• Set up your repair area — assess your space and stock up on the tools of the trade
• Handle common bike repairs — from tires to wheels, from brakes to the chain, get your hands dirty with routine repair procedures
• Go beyond the basics — tackle advanced repairs involving the frame and suspension, pedals, and shifting and steering systems
• Keep your bike wheeling along — perform preventive maintenance and annual tune-ups to keep your bike in good working order
• Guarantee a great ride — from adjusting the handlebars to checking tire pressure, know the steps to take before you ride

By coupling step-by-step instructions and detailed photos and illustrations, this book gives readers the information they need to keep their bikes in working order, often without taking it to the shop.


Contents at a Glance
Introduction
Part I: Getting Started
Chapter 1: Channeling Your Inner Grease Monkey
Chapter 2: Bike Physiology: Understanding How Your Bike Works
Chapter 3: Setting Up Shop: Repairing Your Bike at Home
Chapter 4: Making like MacGyver: Handling Repairs on the Road
Chapter 5: Help! When You Need Professional Assistance
Part II: Basic Bike Repairs
Chapter 6: Burning Rubber: Tires and Tubes
Chapter 7: Hugging the Curb: The Wheels
Chapter 8: Stopping Short: The Brakes
Chapter 9: Taking Your Seat: Saddles and Seat Posts
Chapter 10: Hitting the Links: The Chain
Chapter 11: Gearing Up: Freewheels and Cassettes
Part III: Shifting into a Higher Gear: Advanced Bike Repairs
Chapter 12: Holding It All Together: The Frame and Suspension
Chapter 13: Putting the Pedal to the Metal: The Drivetrain
Chapter 14: Dropping It into Gear: The Shifting System
Chapter 15: Turning on a Dime: The Steering System
Part IV: Keeping Your Bike on the Road
Chapter 16: An Ounce of Preventive Maintenance
Chapter 17: Regular Bike Maintenance
Part V: The Part of Tens
Chapter 18: Ten (Or So) Steps to Take before You Ride
Chapter 19: Ten Considerations in Fitting Your Bike
Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Improve the Performance and Comfort of Your Bike
Index