Icons Used in This Book
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Throughout the book, you’ll find icons in the margins that alert you to specific kinds of information. Here’s what each of the icons means:
Whenever we have a particularly useful suggestion that’ll save you time or money or just make your repair and maintenance a little easier, we flag it with this icon. (We wanted to flag this whole book with a big Tip icon, but our editor said no.)
This book is a reference, which means you don’t have to memorize it — there won’t be a pop quiz Monday morning. But occasionally we do tell you something that’s important enough that you’ll want to commit it to memory. When we do, we mark it with this icon.
When you see this icon, listen up. Bikes are precisely engineered machines, and sometimes you need to perform a certain procedure in a particular way or with a specific tool — or risk danger to you or your bike. Heed these warnings where they appear to keep yourself — and your bike — out of trouble.
We love bikes, and sometimes we can’t help but share some information that’s especially technical but that you don’t really need to know. When we do, we mark it with this icon. If you’re the kind of person who likes knowing all the details, read these paragraphs. But if you’re more of a just-the-facts kind of a person, you can skip these paragraphs — no harm, no foul.
Where to Go from Here
This book is a reference, which means you can dive in wherever you want.
If you’re brand-new to bikes and you don’t know your derailleur from your down tube, turn to Chapter 2. If you’re itching to set up your own workshop in your house or garage, head to Chapter 3. If your bike is riding fine and you
want to keep it that way, go to Chapter 16 and do a bike inspection so some part of your bike doesn’t fall off on your next ride. Use the table of contents and index to find the information you need.
Finally, send us an e-mail with some feedback or a photo showing us your greasy bike hands as proof that you’re caring for your bike. You can e-mail Dennis at mail@dennisbailey. com and Keith at keith@a1cycling. com.
Getting Started
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In this part . . .
ИДУ ithin the pages of this book, you find just about ▼ ▼ everything you need to help you care for your bike. But if you’re completely new to bike repair and you don’t know your derailleur from your drivetrain, this is the place to start. In this part, we identify each part of the bike for you and tell you how they work together. We show you how to set up space in your home to work on your bike, let you know which repairs are better left to the experts, and give you some basic steps to take if you break down on your next bike ride.
Chapter 1