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Manufacturer: Microcosm Publishing
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 028
EAN: 9780977055739
ISBN: 0977055736
Label: Microcosm Publishing
Manufacturer: Microcosm Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: 2007-11-21
Publisher: Microcosm Publishing
Studio: Microcosm Publishing
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Summary: Best Repair Book I've Ever Read
Comment: I've read a handful of bike repair manuals, but they all seem to assume that you are mechanically-inclined and that you have a very sweet mountain or road bike. For those of us with somewhat less impressive bikes and who have a singular inability to re-assemble anything, this book is a godsend. The book is informative, truly informative, for just those kinds of readers. Where some books' explanation leave me scratching my head, this book was full of "aha!" moments. Finally, I think I actually have a bit of an understanding of how my bike works.
And, on top of that, it's a fun read as well! The previous reviewer compared it to Pirsig's "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance," which is exactly the comparison on my mind as I read the book. I enjoyed reading this book, which makes it different from other repair books I've read (bike, car, and home stuff). Jackson and Clark have placed a bit of their souls into this book, breathing life into what could have been "just another step-by-step guide."
This book is for people who have a bike they need to maintain, but up to this point in their life they haven't had a clue as to how.
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Summary: A Bike Repair Book For The Rest Of Us
Comment: It's not often that a guy with a daily schedule like mine drops everything to write a book review. But this simple little book on bike repair was one of those wonderful finds we come across every so often. Jackson & Clark have put together more than just a basic nuts and bolts tome of fixing a simple bike, they've infused their book with a way of being with a bicycle. Of having a bike as a peaceful and calming element in one's life. It's a wonderful cross between Robert M. Pirsig's "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" and John Muir's "How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive".
Written for real folks in a personal, almost conversation way, the book has a series of fun and ecclectic hand drawn illustrations which provide a great visual reference of basic bicycle parts. The simple drawings show parts very clearly labeled and easy to understand. Upon reading through the various maintenance and repair procedures presented, numerous times I found myself thinking "Oh yeah, ok...".
An added feature is a section of the book which reprints original "Chainbreaker" pages - a bicycle 'zine once laid out and produced by hand by the authors prior to the writing of this book.
This is not a book for 20+ mile daily roadracers and their carbon fiber, stealth-like machines. But then again, it does not try to be. Rather it is a great read for any weekend biking enthusiast or a first time bicycle owner. It's a great little handy book to have and worth every dime for it's insightful way of looking at the simple elegance of a bicycle.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Here's a hand-illustrated and accesible introduction to the world of bike repair. Through working at both Plan B Bike Project and French Quarter Bicycles in New Orleans, our co-authors have gathered a wealth of experience to share with would-be mechanics. The first half of this book is a complete repair manual to get you started on choosing, fixing, and riding your bike. The second half reprints all four issues of Chainbreaker zine, whose originals were destroyed in Hurricane Katrina.
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