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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: South of Raleigh, North of New Hill, East of Harris Lake, NC
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Bikes: Specialized Tarmac, Specialized Roubaix, Giant OCR-C, Specialized Stumpjumper FSR, Stumpjumper Comp, 88 & 92Nishiki Ariel, 87 Centurion Ironman, 92 Paramount, 84 Nishiki Medalist
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I have Todd Downs book. At $20 at Barnse and Noble, it's certainly priced well. When Downs describes how to complete a repair, he does a good job. My problem with the book is, occaisionally, he does not describe how to complete a repair, but recommends you 'take it to a qualified mechanic'. Twice I've completed repairs with the help of BF members but without help from my book. Every other repair I've made has been included in Downs book. I think for general maintenance, Downs is fine, well written and well priced. If you plan on doing your own build-up, well, you may or may not find everything you want. YMMV.
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