Bicycle Mechanics - mtb maint sites

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shakes
11-03-02, 05:11 PM
anyone know of a good 'how to' site for mtb maint?

it seems something on my new bike needs adjusting everytime i ride. the disc brakes are always quite before and scraping after the ride ... my derailers end up rubbing the chain ... etc.

the shop i bought it from gives me free adjustments for life but i don't want to take a trip over there every time i ride.

i'm mainly looking for how tos on adjusting disc brakes, derailers, and the likes.

thanks all!

Cipher
11-03-02, 05:26 PM
Go to Google and do a search for Sheldon Brown, I believe you will find something there for maintenance.


Click Here (http://www.sheldonbrown.com/repair/index.html/)
Dirtgrinder
11-03-02, 05:53 PM
Park Tools has some good maintenance info too.
http://www.parktool.com/

pokey
11-03-02, 06:47 PM
message boards at www.mtbr.com use to be some real gearheads there that knew everything mountain bikey.
faith
11-04-02, 05:26 AM
shakes;

I highly recommend obtaining a copy of Zinn & the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance (3rd Edition) by Lennard Zinn. $22 for 350 pages of maintenance wisdom is a worthwhile investment. Zinn has a pleasant writing style and if you're new to maintenance he does an outstanding job of both orientation and method. This is very reassuring owing to tasks that many times appear simple end up occasionally being complex pursuits. Cheers;
Maelstrom
11-04-02, 12:27 PM
I would normally recommend ridemonkey. But they aren't excepting new members. Some of the brightest gearhead/engineers hang out there. :)