Originally Posted by
thinktubes
Classic!

That is the first book I bought after buying two Fuji S-10-S road bikes back in 1972 - one for me, one for my wife. I built a crude bike stand out of 2x4 lumber and learned how to work on things.
When my 1968 VW Beetle had problems, I bought John Muir's "How To Keep Your Volkswagen Alive". I kept mine alive until a piston rod decided to go crazy about 200k later.