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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 593.1 | Most important - comfort, so you'll wear it! | SUSHI::KMACDONALD | Got any ICE you need climbed? | Tue Mar 29 1988 17:48 | 7 |
| helmets - you will probably have to try out a number of them. When I did
I found only one (of those available) fit me, so the choice was easy. I
personally prefer those with more protection vs. less, but some folks
find they can't stay cool in them and opt for the lighter/more vents
models.
ken
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| 593.2 | Fix it you'll still use it | MCIS2::DELORIEA | | Wed Mar 30 1988 09:35 | 12 |
| re.0> Is the bike worth tuning up?
Yes, even after you get that new bike you want the old one around
for riding in early spring. You won't want to take that new bike
out and get it all muddy. Also old bikes can be used on wind trainers
and they are also good for learning how to do all the mechanical
things that you might not have the courage to do on the new bike.
So get a good repair book and overhaul it yourself. Its a good learning
experience.
Have Fun,
Tom
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| 593.3 | I'll fix it myself :-) | TETLEY::BRUNELL | Darth Ada | Wed Mar 30 1988 17:35 | 7 |
| Being a good new englander(i.e. cheap) can someone point me to the
note or notes that talk about the do it yourself repair books. Or,
can someone simply tell me their preferences.
Thanks
Dave
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| 593.4 | GO WITH GLENN'S | USMRM2::PJOHNSON | | Thu Mar 31 1988 09:24 | 11 |
| I have Glenn's Bicycle Repair Manual (I'm not sure of the exact
title) and it's very good. I started working on my bike with no
experience whatsoever, but with Glenn's manual it was pretty easy
to do almost any repair.
It's got excellent step by step instructions, and pretty good
illustrations (although some of the components they depict are quite
old). One of the bicycle magazines did a review of repair manuals
ahile ago, and Glenn's ranked at the top.
Phil
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| 593.5 | Try the Library | MCIS2::DELORIEA | | Thu Mar 31 1988 12:36 | 8 |
| re.3
Being another good new englander I found a place to get good new books
for FREE. Though you can't keep them forever. THE LIBRARY. The town
library near me has alot of books on biking, repair and racing.
There is a repair book out from the editors of BICYCLING MAGAZINE
that I found was very good, and it was at the library.
Tom
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| 593.6 | I like the library | TETLEY::BRUNELL | Darth Ada | Thu Mar 31 1988 17:02 | 4 |
| I planned to take the book out of the library. I was looking for
a good title or titles to be looking for. Thanks.
Dave
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| 593.7 | I'm waiting for the movie, myself. | SUSHI::KMACDONALD | Got any ICE you need climbed? | Thu Mar 31 1988 17:27 | 11 |
| You might be interested in reading Tom Cutherbertson's book, "Anybody's
Bike Book". More of a "novel" approach to bike repair, opposed to
Glenn's as the "encyclopedia". Makes entertaining reading and gives a
good overview, tho perhaps dated now (new generation shifters, etc).
Cutherbertson's book had a lot of drawings in it to explain points,
where Glenn's book has real photos. Unfortunately I found the photos
often to be sorta cluttered, with hand holding pile of greasy parts that
weren't immediately recognizable. Both books give excellent value,
depending on what you're looking for.
ken
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| 593.8 | | AKOV11::POLLARD | | Fri Apr 01 1988 09:23 | 3 |
| If you're getting it out of the library, Sutherland's is the
most complete and the most detailed. The price is pretty steep
for a purchase, though.
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