Yes! When I got the email announcing the series I knew I'd have to follow
it.
On Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at 2:46:04 PM UTC-5 Will M wrote:
> Hi again, Stephanie. Did you see that Igor Shteynbuk at Velo Orange has
> posed part 1 (of 4) in a video series building up a rando bike from
> scrat
Hi again, Stephanie. Did you see that Igor Shteynbuk at Velo Orange has
posed part 1 (of 4) in a video series building up a rando bike from
scratch? Not a book, but useful?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUdpmiCokTc
On Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at 9:28:05 AM UTC-5 Stephanie A. wrote
Thank you so much for all that you have shared.
Okay...I'll try to get by with all of the online resources you've shared
and search through the libraries around me first.
On Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at 6:14:53 PM UTC-5 Scott wrote:
> Mackenzy:
>
> DITTO...
>
> Until just the other day I didn
Thank you so much for all that you have shared.
Okay...I'll try to get by with all of the online resources you've shared
and search through the libraries around me first. My brain likes pictures
and charts
On Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at 6:14:53 PM UTC-5 Scott wrote:
> Mackenzy:
>
> DITTO...
Mackenzy:
DITTO...
Until just the other day I didn't know he passed away in 2008, RIP.
The site is remarkably helpful for tips, DIY, and trivia things like cog
spacing...haha.
Outside of Service Instructions it's my go to resource. Crazy the number of
topics that are covered. And, as you say, he
Not to discourage books. I love books. Just an FYI I am a really really
really big fan of the Sheldon Brown website. Every time. i need to do a
thing to my bike that I cant remember how to do it i just type whatever I
need and sheldon brown. like "chain length sheldon brown" problem solved.
My experience with bike mechanic books is that they all say the same stuff,
but in different ways, with different styles of illustrations or
photographs, and in varying degrees of detail. It might be worth a trip to
the library to flip through a few of them and see what jives with your
experien
Thanks for this, I just ordered a copy on abebooks for less than $5,
including shipping! How can I lose? Looked like there were plenty of
copies available.
Bill S
San Diego
On Monday, November 28, 2022 at 1:22:33 PM UTC-8 ericf3 wrote:
> Found it. Hey' it's over 10 years old!
>
> It's All Ab
Hi Stephanie — This isn't a book, just a few pages from an old Rivendell
Reader, but worthwhile.
"One way to assemble a bike."
http://www.cyclofiend.com/Images/pdf/RR28_bikeassembly.pdf
On Monday, November 28, 2022 at 4:22:33 PM UTC-5 ericf3 wrote:
> Found it. Hey' it's over 10 years old!
>
A few years ago I found a very nice book by an English cyclist who visited
several manufacturers (Chris King? Phil?) as he sought to asemble bits for
his upcoming build. Can I remember it? Nope...
Will go through my library listing later today in hopes I can find it
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There is also Jenni Gwiazdowski's (2017) *How to Build a Bike: A Simple
Guide to Making Your Own Ride*, but I have not read it. On repairs, I have
Tom Cuthbertson's (1998) *Anybody's Bike Book: A Comprehensive Manual of
Bike Repairs *but find it lacking (intended for the novice). W
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