Thanks, Hill. I'll check out that book. You caught my problem. I'm about 45 mins from Guadalajara (the "big city" lol) so there really isn't anything local other than small bike shops. It's different than in the US. Definitely no co-ops in my area and the local LBS is very, very basic. Any tools I'll need will have to be ordered from the US. There are a couple of bigger stores in Guad, but it's only recently that they've started to carry more than a limited selection of bike parts. I might be able to find my tools (since I'm not planning on learning how to do the truly advanced stuff), but that would be about all they could do for me unless it was a repair job. This is why I need some good diagrams/videos that start at the very beginning and are almost idiot-proof.

As for YouTube and short, non-consecutive videos, the problem is that it does give you an answer to one question, but can raise more. My learning how to change tires is the perfect example. It's not a difficult thing, nor particularly difficult (now that I know how), but the back tire is more complicated and the last time I had to change it, I ended up with a brake adjustment problem that I couldn't solve. It was embarrassing to stand by the side of the road and stare at my bike like the answer was going to float down from above. Another cyclist passing by tried to give me some help, but he was in a rush and could only give me some quick tips. It didn't work. Of course, this wasn't his fault, but mine.

Again, thanks for the recommendation!