Essential bicycle maintenance & repair: [step-by-step instructions to maintain and repair your road bike]

 Content: The modern road bike. Understanding your bike and how it works ; Building your home tool kit ; Setting up your home workshop --
 Basic maintenance. Preride checks ; Postride checks ; Tune-ups --
 Frame and fork. Installing a headset ; Installing a fork ; Repairing a frame --
 Handlebars and stem. Installing and adjusting stems and handlebars ; Wrapping the handlebars ; Installing grips ; Working with special styles of bars --
 Saddles and seatposts. Installing a seatpost ; Installing a saddle ; Adjusting an integrated seat mast --
 Wheels. Adjusting skewers ; Truing a wheel ; Replacing spokes and nipples ; Adjusting hubs ; Making special wheel repairs --
 Tires. Installing clincher tires ; Repairing a flat clincher tire ; Installing a tubeless tire ; Repairing a tubeless tire ; Installing a tubular tire ; Repairing a tubular flat --
 Brakes. Installing a brake lever ; Installing brakes ; Installing and adjusting brake pads ; Installing a brake cable and housing ; Installing and adjusting special brakes --
 Cranks and chainrings. Installing cartridge and external bottom brackets ; Installing adjustable bottom brackets ; Installing BB30 bottom brackets ; Installing BB90 and other press-fit bottom brackets ; Installing Shimano and SRAM external bottom brackets and BB30 cranks ; Installing Campagnolo ultra-torque cranks ; Installing and replacing chainrings --
 Shifters and derailleurs. Installing shifters ; Installing cable and housing ; Installing and adjusting the rear derailleur ; Installing and adjusting the front derailleur ; Troubleshooting shifting ; Installing and adjusting special shifters and derailleurs --
 Chains and cogsets. Installing chains ; Installing a freewheel ; Installing a cassette ; Maintaining and repairing chains and cassettes --
 Pedals and cleats ; Installing pedals --
 Installing cleats on shoes ; Maintaining pedals and cleats --
 Achieving the perfect fit. Frame fit ; Saddle height ; Crank length ; Saddle and cleat position ; Handlebar width and height ; Stem length ; Special fit cases --
 Appendix. Choosing and working with a bike shop.
 Abstract:             
              Teaches cyclists how to maintain and repair their bikes with minimal investment in specialized tools. Written for the DIY enthusiast, not the professional mechanic, this book takes a straightforward approach to cycling\'s most common repairs. Each repair comes with numbered step-by-step instructions and close-up photo sequences.                 Read more...