Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair

A Do-It-Yourself Bicycle Repair Guide from Park Tool

2nd edition, 2008, softcover, illustrated, 246 pages, condition: as new

A visit to your local mechanic costs you time and money, especially when you could learn to pull that bottom bracket yourself. But even the most seasoned home mechanic will find the Park Tool book useful when there's a $5k jewel dangling from the stand. Compiled and updated yearly by the number-one bike-tool company in the world, the Big Blue Book contains step-by-step instructions for repairing everything from road to bmx bikes, whether you're doing simple maintenance or a complete overhaul. Lots of photos allow your 6-year-old daughter to walk you through the most complicated of repairs, and as a result you'll spend less money on six-packs for your local mechanic.

Love this book for bike operations! It has lots of pictures, which is handy, and step-by-step guides to doing your own wrenching. If you have a bike and want to take care of yourself, this is highly recommended. Compared to Zinn's book on road bike maintenance, this one is more heavy on pictures instead of diagrams, and is wider in scope not just road bikes, and not just high-end stuff, either. Eminently practical.