"Provides road bike enthusiasts with step-by-step guidance to maintaining and repairing their bikes, combining an easy-to-use format and design with high quality photographs of the latest equipment, tools and techniques"--

A guide to maintaining and repairing a bicycle includes diagrams and step-by-step instructions for such operations as mending a tire puncture, adjusting a seat, and even building a bicycle from parts.

Modern bicycling is a highly rewarding activity that offers many benefits whether you're doing it for exercise, recreation or regular transportation. Along with riding, every cyclist should know something about the basics of maintenance and repair. In this book you will find clear, step-by step instructions with photos from fixing a flat to lubricating your chain and adjusting your brakes.

"Cyclists are everywhere, the cautionary bumper stickers tell you. More than ever before, bicycle culture is everywhere, too: from Portland, Oregon, to Portland, Maine, city planners are making big changes to city infrastructure for the increasing numbers of people who are leaving their cars at home (or deep-sixing them altogether) and upgrading to two wheels. Biking in the city is no longer just for bike messengers with a death wish. Biking's benefits...

"Who doesn't remember what it feels like to be a young person on a bike? Cycling offers kids an unrivalled freedom and independence. With global cycling trends on a new, post-pandemic high, ever more young people are experiencing the joys of the beautiful machine. This book is aimed at young people who are just entering into the world of cycling. It explains all the basics: How to choose a bike (types of bike, getting the right fit), basic maintenance...