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Triguy98 posted 1 year ago.
There's more stuff related to suspension and brakes in MTB books. I'd get both. The Park Tools website has TONS of stuff available for free and I find it better than most books. If i was to get ONE book, I'd get the MTB book. The only thing a on a road bike thats not on a MTB is the brake/ shifters. More carryover of knowledge from mtb to road.
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kylie posted 1 year ago.
How are mtn breaks different from road ones?
Ahh right suspension. Forgot about it. Must mean I need to get on the mtn bike more :)
Do you like the Zinn books?
I agree that the park tools site is a great resource, but I like to just browse through books learning stuff sometimes (and don't always want to be at a computer). I would use the site as reference as well though.
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rbreddin75 posted 1 year ago.
I would recommend Park Tool's BIG BLUE BOOK of bicycle maintenance... its filled with color pictures and addresses everything from hydraulic brake lines and suspension forks to bar end shifters
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Triguy98 posted 1 year ago.
Zinn books are nice. Beat the crap out of the Bicycling books for sure. I've only glanced through the PArk book, but I imagine its much the same as the website, just in paper form.
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I've had a number of recommendations (here in posts and from non-Trifuel folks) for the Zinn and the Art of Road Bike Maintenance book. However, I also mountain bike and adventure race, and as a result of the harder impacts on my bike think learning maintenance on that bike might be even more important.
How different is mtn bike maintenance from road bike maintenance? I thought they were fairly similar, and was suprised to see there is a whole Zinn book for each one.
If there is a different book that you recommend even more (for the complete newbie to bike maintenance) I'd love to hear it :)