Park Tool Big Blue Book Of Bike Repair Pdf Free
Jahed Stetter
If you are a serious home mechanic or just starting out, the Park Tool Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair is a great tool and resource. With the BBB-4, Park has released the 4rd edition of the venerable tome, so you can have information and reference you need to perform nearly any repair from trailside repairs to complete overhauls.
Written by Park Tool Director of Education, Calvin Jones, the Big Blue Book is the perfect reference guide and step-by-step repair manual for nearly any bike, including road, mountain, bmx, and single-speed. The format is simple and easy to use, along with the instructions and imagery. We highly recommend the Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair, as we feel every cyclist should at least have a working knowledge of repair work. Even if you don't put it all into practice, it will help you understand your bike and allow you to perform service that you can feel comfortable with.
Back in the day, I bought a bike repair stand because without that you are making it waaaaay harder than it should be. It was a Blackburn model, steel, folding, and it got the job done. But the years have taken a toll on it, with the rubber-ish material in the jaws finally wearing out and some other parts getting a bit loose. I could not see any way to buy parts for it, so it was time for a new work stand. The Blackburn will serve as a standing testament to bygone things, festooned as it is with the decals of past companies, many now in the wind.
I wanted a few features in the new stand: Stability, portability, a clamp that is faster to tension/release, and a clamp that is versatile enough to use on aero seat posts, etc. Talking with the good folks at Park tools, we settled on the PRS-25 Team Issue Repair Stand. From the website:
I have been using it for a few months including a couple of bike builds and lots of bike fiddling, chain lubing, etc. I am quite pleased. It is suitably stable, despite being very light weight. The legs form a triangle shape when deployed and it is more stable than the older, heavier, Blackburn stand. It is not as good as something bolted down to the floor, so if I was doing a lot of heavy bike work like facing/chasing, frame alignment, etc, then this would be a bit less than good, But for general purposes, it is steady.
The legs fold up easily with a quick release lever so the stand shrinks down enough to take to races, etc. It weighs very little, around 13-14lbs, and the clamp head is easily removed from the stand allowing for an even smaller package to store.
Note- Park Tools sent over the PRS-25 Team Issue Repair Stand at no charge to Riding Gravel for test and review. We were not paid, nor bribed, for this review and we strive to always give our honest thoughts and views throughout.
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With Spring just around the corner and the fading memory of those chilling winter winds and downpours your thoughts could be turning to the appealing prospect of a scenic ride though the countryside with your family. You might even be riding your bike as part of a fitness programme getting ready for those summer holidays. You may even be considering doing a summer charity ride.
The Cytech Home Mechanic course is packed with skills training, which might seem like a lot to get through but as the largest provider of cycle maintenance training in the country, we have the expertise to make it fun and effective! Our professionally-equipped workshops provide an ideal environment for you to learn to be able to maintain your own pride and joy!
Completing this course will give you the confidence to carry out repairs and servicing that would otherwise be handled by a local bike shop, but will also teach you when a task should be carried out by a trained technician. If you attend the course you will cover areas of bicycle repair and maintenance that can be completed outside of a bicycle workshop, either at home or when riding, using a basic tool kit. It is meant as a starting block if you are unfamiliar with cycle repair to be able to tackle basic jobs and know which jobs would be better performed by a qualified technician. It also provides you with an understanding of the terminology, trouble shooting, set-up and adjustment of a bicycle, what parts are most likely to need regular replacement and how to care for the bicycle for optimal performance and reliable cycling.
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