Bicycle DIY Repair & Maintenence Resources

[jateureka]

Some of my favourite resources for DIY bicycle mechanics:

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/articles.html Sheldon is the bicycle guru
http://bicycletutor.com/guide/ has How To's, some nice video guides, good links to other sites and a forum
http://www.parktool.com/repair/bikemap.asp bicycle tool manufacturer, has How To's, also have a comprehensive book - the Big Blue Book
http://www.bbinstitute.com/the-barnett-manual This is the manual used by bike shops and TAFE certificate courses, but a bit pricey for the home mechanic. Some sections can be downloaded for free.

And of course there is always YouTube!

 

[StudEbiker]

I really like Zinn's book. Very thorough and well written.

http://www.amazon.com/Zinn-Art-Mountain-Bike-Maintenance/dp/1934030597/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1286413857&sr=8-1

 

[amberwolf]

Glenn's Complete Bicycle Manual
http://openlibrary.org/books/OL5709732M/Glenn's_complete_bicycle_manual
http://www.amazon.com/Glenns-Complete-Bicycle-Manual-Clarence/dp/0517500930

 

[jateureka]

Another of my favourites that is free to download is the iZip Currie manual. http://www.izipusa.com/pdf/iZipBikeOM2008-10-02.pdf

It covers a lot of different e-bikes with wiring diagrams for brushed and brushless with throttle, PAS, PTS and TMM4 systems and shows basic maintenance procedures for fitting/adjusting brakes, bearings, headsets, etc.

 

[spinningmagnets]

Here's a couple more from a while ago, good to have all the threads cross-linked:

http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=10932

Here's a great guy who made a lot of youtubes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr3GfSrL68k

 

[jateureka]

Thanks for that, the Sutherlands Manual 6th Edn 1995 was a good find for a free online read but you have to pay a small fee to download it!

another couple from that same site is the Bicycle Repair Manual - I have the book and like the step-by-step photos. http://www.scribd.com/doc/22743195/Bicycle-Repair-Manual-Chris-Sidwells

and Barnett's Manual http://www.scribd.com/doc/16958306/The-Barnetts-Manual-of-Bicycle-Repair which is on par with Sutherlands