Description
- Compiled by a new author, this seventh edition is a major update to include all new developments in the cycling world along with a thorough check and revision of all existing material
- Choosing a bike: different types of bike, correct sizing and setting up
- Routine maintenance and repair: lubrication, adjustment, cleaning, repairing punctures, tyre care, chains, cables and brake pads
- Braking systems: rim and disc brakes
- Drive train: chains, cables, derailleurs, sprockets and cassettes, chainsets, bottom brackets, hub gears, gear shifters
- Contact points: saddles, seat posts, bars and stems, pedals, toe clips, straps and clipless pedals
- Wheels: adjustable-cone hubs, sealed-bearing hubs, spoke replacement and truing
- Frames, forks, steering and suspension: frame materials and design, suspension fork strip and set-up, headset strip, adjustment and replacement, full-suspension bearing replacement
- Safety, security and accessories: mudguards, racks, panniers, computers, bells, seatpost bags
- Appendix: gear ratios, torque settings, chain types, tyre and rim combinations, Shimano, Sram and Campagnolo compatibility, fault-finding
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