Originally Posted by
jimc101
Try the Park Tool website, and there are plenty of how to videos on Youtube (try GCN to start with), alternately, time to make friends with a LBS, may be worth it for shop rides /socializing if they offer this. (for taking it to a LBS 2 miles away, your not going to kill the bike riding with skipping gears, and it's not far to walk back home after if they keep it to fix)
Yeah, I've seen that site, it looks really useful and there are a ton of great great videos out there too. Truth is, as a complete amateur, I'm reluctant to do anything myself so I think I will just take it to my local LBS. I'm sure it'll be a simple fix and I need to buy some accessories anyway.