Suggestions for manual for vintage bike (home) repairs
07-19-23, 08:50 PM
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I really like this guy's YouTube vids. He's got a bunch of vids and most may not apply to your bike but many do. Spend awhile scrolling through his vids a pick out what looks useful. (1) RJ The Bike Guy - YouTube
09-01-23, 02:38 PM
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excellent advice/comment , I think we all learn the best from hands on doing until we get it right
09-02-23, 09:22 AM
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Especially true for knowing how much to tighten something. For fasteners, things will come loose if you don't tighten enough and break if you go too far. After enough times you get a feel for what is the right amount. It's not something someone else can show you, you have to calibrate the torque wrench in your hand/wrist/arm. Along the way you'll also learn how to extract broken fasteners and repair stripped threads.
I once read that the sign of a true artisan is not in what they make, it's in how well they fix their mistakes. I repeat this to myself as a mantra everytime I break something.
I once read that the sign of a true artisan is not in what they make, it's in how well they fix their mistakes. I repeat this to myself as a mantra everytime I break something.
09-02-23, 09:37 AM
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09-02-23, 09:25 PM
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just about all the books mentioned can be found at Powell's in portland... https://www.powells.com/searchresult...bicycle+repair
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09-03-23, 07:48 AM
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just about all the books mentioned can be found at Powell's in portland... https://www.powells.com/searchresult...bicycle+repair
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09-03-23, 01:55 PM
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it was open on my desk two days ago... i found my copy for 47 cents at a used junk shop, on "Half Price Tuesday", it was marked 99 cents.
.... it seems the prices have gone up since then...https://www.powells.com/searchresult...l+jobst+brandt
09-03-23, 02:00 PM
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Zinn and the art of road bike/mountain maintenance, nice drawings, clear.
Yep, Sheldon Brown, second that.
Tools. Oh god, be prepared to go down a rabbit hole. Best advice, buy good tools on a regular basis by setting your limit (then blow the budget when that special tool comes along at a bargain price…lol), you can always sell good tools if you don’t want them anymore. Decide what you want to do, service, rebuild or restore, helps focus what you buy first.
Yep, Sheldon Brown, second that.
Tools. Oh god, be prepared to go down a rabbit hole. Best advice, buy good tools on a regular basis by setting your limit (then blow the budget when that special tool comes along at a bargain price…lol), you can always sell good tools if you don’t want them anymore. Decide what you want to do, service, rebuild or restore, helps focus what you buy first.
If I see/use some info from online, I print it out and slide it into the relevant section of the Zinn manual. A bit of Sheldon Brown in there.
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09-03-23, 04:10 PM
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Someone gave me the Zinn road bike manual one Christmas. The first thing I did was to cut off the spine, 3 hole punch it and put it in a 3 ring binder (so it would lay flat while being used).
If I see/use some info from online, I print it out and slide it into the relevant section of the Zinn manual. A bit of Sheldon Brown in there.
If I see/use some info from online, I print it out and slide it into the relevant section of the Zinn manual. A bit of Sheldon Brown in there.
09-03-23, 09:14 PM
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Especially true for knowing how much to tighten something. For fasteners, things will come loose if you don't tighten enough and break if you go too far. After enough times you get a feel for what is the right amount. It's not something someone else can show you, you have to calibrate the torque wrench in your hand/wrist/arm.
