Essential Bicycle Maintenance & Repair
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Essential Bicycle Maintenance & Repair Daimeon Shanks
Human Kinetics
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Shanks, Daimeon, 1980Essential bicycle maintenance & repair / Daimeon Shanks. p. cm. ISBN 978-1-4504-0707-6 (soft cover) -- ISBN 1-4504-0707-2 (soft cover) 1. Bicycles--Maintenance and repair--Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Title. TL430.S48 2012 629.28'772--dc23 2012004823 ISBN-10: 1-4504-0707-2 (print) ISBN-13: 978-1-4504-0707-6 (print) Copyright © 2012 by Daimeon Shanks All rights reserved. Except for use in a review, the reproduction or utilization of this work in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including xerography, photocopying, and recording, and in any information storage and retrieval system, is forbidden without the written permission of the publisher. The web addresses cited in this text were current as of March 2012, unless otherwise noted. Acquisitions Editor: Tom Heine Developmental Editor: Laura Floch Assistant Editor: Elizabeth Evans Copyeditor: Erin Cler Permissions Manager: Martha Gullo Graphic Designer: Bob Reuther Cover Designer: Keith Blomberg Photographer (cover): Neil Bernstein Photographer (interior): © Human Kinetics Photo Asset Manager: Laura Fitch Visual Production Assistant: Joyce Brumfield Photo Production Manager: Jason Allen Printer: United Graphics Human Kinetics books are available at special discounts for bulk purchase. Special editions or book excerpts can also be created to specification. For details, contact the Special Sales Manager at Human Kinetics. Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The paper in this book is certified under a sustainable forestry program. Human Kinetics Website: www.HumanKinetics.com United States: Human Kinetics P.O. Box 5076 Champaign, IL 61825-5076 800-747-4457 e-mail:
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Contents Foreword ix
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Acknowledgments xi
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Preface xiii
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The Modern Road Bike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
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Basic Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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Understanding Your Bike and How It Works . . .