Originally Posted by
contango
Looks like you've got what you needed already. I'll also suggest you buy yourself a copy of "Zinn and the art of Mountain Bike Maintenance". It's about £20 from Amazon and will show you how to do everything from fix a flat to strip down and overhaul your bottom bracket and build a wheel from scratch.
that's very helpful, thank you!! Just ordered it! I'm also intrigued as to how you build a wheel from scratch - but then the book might help with that!! LOL - thanks again for the advice...