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# Zinn & the Art of Road Bike Maintenance: The World's Best-Selling Bicycle Repair and Maintenance Guide

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Review: Great Maintenance Book for all ability levels (Review of February 2013 4th Edition) - I have had many years of wrenching on cars and bikes alike. I felt that this book was a great all-in-one general maintenance book for Road Bike Maintenance. It does not give every single detail that is possible for all parts (e.g. shimano brakes, it doesn't tell give you a parts breakdown like one would if you went to the manufacture site and downloaded their technical documents). ***TIP for specific instructions for bike parts: most manufactures will post up online detailed technical specifications for each part and some will even post a parts breakdown document as well. Many of my opinions are also formed based upon my maintenance use and owner ship of the Park Tool Big Blue Book 2nd Edition (which should be the current edition). Hands down, this book is much better than the Park Tools book, for it is much more detailed in many areas that the Park Tools book lacks. This book covers most of the popular designs and manufactures (e.g. different shifting systems including campagnolo, shimano, and sram). It also details the differences between the companies as well on certain parts that need attention because of the unique design by the company. The book does a great job at sorting the different repair tasks by three different levels, which most takes I feel are generally level 2. Not only that, it also gives an overview of different type of maintenance tool sets one should have from level 1, the basic level tool kit for the beginner, to level 3 + tools that a shop should own. Zinn also explains each of the parts for every kit level as well. I feel they do a pretty good job overall on giving a easy to follow guideline as to what common tools are needed for each of the different levels of repair difficulties. For the new bike maintenance person, this book provides a comprehensive view of what it takes to wrench on a road bike (which I believe just about everyone can manage (if they proceed carefully and slowly). Also, the writing style is extremely simple to follow and believe or not written in an encouraging manner that it makes a person feel they can repair anything on their road bike. This book does not give advise onto which brands to get for all the tools (although they do have some recommendations for certain tools interspersed throughout the book). But it gives enough advise to pretty much get most things and help guide a person onto which tools to look for and which ones may be avoided. This is a great book for those who do not have an all-in-one reference book. It is cheap and affordable and definitely worth the small amount you pay for it. I don't know right now if it is offered as a digital book, but if it ever does, I'd personally continue to pick up the paper version, since having a physical book in the workshop is much better than digital! Happy Wrenching!
Review: Intimidating or not? Not. - To be fair, I'm handy with tools, and have worked on my own cars, etc. for years. I've torn broken things apart, say a toaster, and tried to fix them. More than often I was able to fix things I'd never seen before, but I've also failed. And that's where this amazing book comes in. Many of you may own a Haynes manual for your car, and if you do you know that it assumes you have some skills already. Thus their manual for cars typically runs 200 or so pages. Thus, is it surprising that the Zinn manual for bicycles runs close to 600? Sure is, but here's why: First, it covers a wide range of road bikes, not just one or two, and their many different parts and methods. Second, it is written for BOTH newbies and for the experienced. The amount of information in this book is astounding and I rather doubt that anyone who needs to read this review will find this book exactly and completely what he/she needs. The only thing missing - but only in part - is how to do things without special bike tools. Example: removing an old, three piece bottom bracket - this can be done with a large, adjustable wrench but you'd better be strong, careful and lucky. And perhaps that's why he doesn't tell you about that one. OTOH, where common methods can be done - like cleaning your rear gears with an old t-shirt, he does. Not to mention that you can always do a search on "How to XXXX with ordinary tools" and you'll find all manner of videos, etc. The important thing is that you will do so having been very well informed by Zinn, a considerable advantage over the youtube geniuses. A tour de force, a must buy. With the knowledge in this book, I was able to rebuild a worn out Chinese Schwinn Hybird which had a good frame but not much else, with good Shimano crank, gear sets, bottom bracket, brakes and cables, top quality 40-spoke rims and 28mm Continental tires for around $200. My ride is now every bit the equivalent of bikes commonly selling for $600 to $700 and best yet since I put it together I now know how to maintain it. My advice: buy it. Rather than going to the bike shop, if you do just one repair you will more than pay for the trivial cost of this book, learn something and feel good about it. Free at last!

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #355,024 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #13 in Bike Repair |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (526) |
| Dimensions  | 8.5 x 1.5 x 11 inches |
| Edition  | 4th |
| ISBN-10  | 1934030988 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1934030981 |
| Item Weight  | 3 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 491 pages |
| Publication date  | February 28, 2013 |
| Publisher  | Velopress |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Maintenance Book for all ability levels (Review of February 2013 4th Edition)
*by A***A on March 31, 2013*

I have had many years of wrenching on cars and bikes alike. I felt that this book was a great all-in-one general maintenance book for Road Bike Maintenance. It does not give every single detail that is possible for all parts (e.g. shimano brakes, it doesn't tell give you a parts breakdown like one would if you went to the manufacture site and downloaded their technical documents). ***TIP for specific instructions for bike parts: most manufactures will post up online detailed technical specifications for each part and some will even post a parts breakdown document as well. Many of my opinions are also formed based upon my maintenance use and owner ship of the Park Tool Big Blue Book 2nd Edition (which should be the current edition). Hands down, this book is much better than the Park Tools book, for it is much more detailed in many areas that the Park Tools book lacks. This book covers most of the popular designs and manufactures (e.g. different shifting systems including campagnolo, shimano, and sram). It also details the differences between the companies as well on certain parts that need attention because of the unique design by the company. The book does a great job at sorting the different repair tasks by three different levels, which most takes I feel are generally level 2. Not only that, it also gives an overview of different type of maintenance tool sets one should have from level 1, the basic level tool kit for the beginner, to level 3 + tools that a shop should own. Zinn also explains each of the parts for every kit level as well. I feel they do a pretty good job overall on giving a easy to follow guideline as to what common tools are needed for each of the different levels of repair difficulties. For the new bike maintenance person, this book provides a comprehensive view of what it takes to wrench on a road bike (which I believe just about everyone can manage (if they proceed carefully and slowly). Also, the writing style is extremely simple to follow and believe or not written in an encouraging manner that it makes a person feel they can repair anything on their road bike. This book does not give advise onto which brands to get for all the tools (although they do have some recommendations for certain tools interspersed throughout the book). But it gives enough advise to pretty much get most things and help guide a person onto which tools to look for and which ones may be avoided. This is a great book for those who do not have an all-in-one reference book. It is cheap and affordable and definitely worth the small amount you pay for it. I don't know right now if it is offered as a digital book, but if it ever does, I'd personally continue to pick up the paper version, since having a physical book in the workshop is much better than digital! Happy Wrenching!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Intimidating or not? Not.
*by C***O on January 15, 2014*

To be fair, I'm handy with tools, and have worked on my own cars, etc. for years. I've torn broken things apart, say a toaster, and tried to fix them. More than often I was able to fix things I'd never seen before, but I've also failed. And that's where this amazing book comes in. Many of you may own a Haynes manual for your car, and if you do you know that it assumes you have some skills already. Thus their manual for cars typically runs 200 or so pages. Thus, is it surprising that the Zinn manual for bicycles runs close to 600? Sure is, but here's why: First, it covers a wide range of road bikes, not just one or two, and their many different parts and methods. Second, it is written for BOTH newbies and for the experienced. The amount of information in this book is astounding and I rather doubt that anyone who needs to read this review will find this book exactly and completely what he/she needs. The only thing missing - but only in part - is how to do things without special bike tools. Example: removing an old, three piece bottom bracket - this can be done with a large, adjustable wrench but you'd better be strong, careful and lucky. And perhaps that's why he doesn't tell you about that one. OTOH, where common methods can be done - like cleaning your rear gears with an old t-shirt, he does. Not to mention that you can always do a search on "How to XXXX with ordinary tools" and you'll find all manner of videos, etc. The important thing is that you will do so having been very well informed by Zinn, a considerable advantage over the youtube geniuses. A tour de force, a must buy. With the knowledge in this book, I was able to rebuild a worn out Chinese Schwinn Hybird which had a good frame but not much else, with good Shimano crank, gear sets, bottom bracket, brakes and cables, top quality 40-spoke rims and 28mm Continental tires for around $200. My ride is now every bit the equivalent of bikes commonly selling for $600 to $700 and best yet since I put it together I now know how to maintain it. My advice: buy it. Rather than going to the bike shop, if you do just one repair you will more than pay for the trivial cost of this book, learn something and feel good about it. Free at last!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic just a couple little details.
*by C***M on February 15, 2013*

I read this entire book cover to cover. I know that is not how this book is ment to be read, it is ment for reference. i.e. have a problem look it up and fix it. this is where my first little issue is. this bnook is a glue binding meaning that it does not lay flat. when I was trying to use it while fixing my bike it became a frustrating issue. If this book had been sprial bound then it would lay flat at all times. the other issue i had with this book was the lack of "older" style components. I do not have a brake/shift combination levers and there was very little information about my style shifters. All in all the information that is in this book is golden, just a tad light on some information. 4 out of 5 stars.

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