Re: [RBW] Re: Book recommendations for learning how to build up a bike

[Stephanie A.]

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 
> 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'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 wrote well such that his 
>>> guidance is easy reading.
>>>
>>>
>>> Scott
>>>
>>> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android 
>>> 
>>>
>>> On Tue, Nov 29, 2022 at 3:55 PM, Mackenzy Albright
>>>  wrote:
>>>
>>> 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. 
>>>
>>> I love that every write up is well written. builds in problem solving 
>>> and issues based DIY compatibility options instead of assuming group sets 
>>> and new parts. etc. 
>>>
>>> I wish somebody would just compile the sheldon brown website into a 
>>> hardcover book. ISOLA PRESS. After jobst brant - here is your next project! 
>>>
>>> On Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at 10:14:20 AM UTC-8 Paul Clifton wrote:
>>>
>>> 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 
>>> experience and preferences.
>>>
>>> The one I used as a kid was called something like "How to fix your 
>>> bicycle" and it just confused me (and my dad who is a competent mechanic). 
>>> So definitely skim anything you can before you buy it.
>>>
>>> The content I would really want in a book is tips and tricks, like how 
>>> to hold everything just right to get the cable tension for my brakes 
>>> perfect and what parts are compatible with other parts (like using a 9 
>>> speed chain on 8 speed cassettes, or using Shimano road shifters with 
>>> mountain derailers). I don't know of a book that has that stuff, but I bet 
>>> there is one out there that does.
>>>
>>> Paul in AR
>>>
>>> On Monday, November 28, 2022 at 9:08:04 AM UTC-6 Stephanie A. wrote:
>>>
>>> As I continue to change things on my current bike, I've realize that 
>>> what I really want is a book that helps me understand building up and 
>>> maintaining a bike. YouTube videos and helpful websites are great. I'm so 
>>> thankful that they exist. But my brain craves a single, cohesively written 
>>> text I can easily read through and turn to when I'm thinking about changing 
>>> shifters, selecting different drivetrain parts, understanding geometry, 
>>> taking apart bikes, wiring, and making adjustments. I really only see 
>>> myself dealing with non-fixie commuters and touring bikes.
>>>
>>> I found a book online called *How to Build a Bike (in a Weekend)* by 
>>> Alan Anderson with illustrations by Lee John Phillips. Has anyone used 
>>> this? Does anyone have other suggestions?
>>>
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Re: [RBW] Re: Book recommendations for learning how to build up a bike

[Will M]

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'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 wrote well such that his 
>> guidance is easy reading.
>>
>>
>> Scott
>>
>> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android 
>> 
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 29, 2022 at 3:55 PM, Mackenzy Albright
>>  wrote:
>>
>> 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. 
>>
>> I love that every write up is well written. builds in problem solving and 
>> issues based DIY compatibility options instead of assuming group sets and 
>> new parts. etc. 
>>
>> I wish somebody would just compile the sheldon brown website into a 
>> hardcover book. ISOLA PRESS. After jobst brant - here is your next project! 
>>
>> On Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at 10:14:20 AM UTC-8 Paul Clifton wrote:
>>
>> 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 
>> experience and preferences.
>>
>> The one I used as a kid was called something like "How to fix your 
>> bicycle" and it just confused me (and my dad who is a competent mechanic). 
>> So definitely skim anything you can before you buy it.
>>
>> The content I would really want in a book is tips and tricks, like how to 
>> hold everything just right to get the cable tension for my brakes perfect 
>> and what parts are compatible with other parts (like using a 9 speed chain 
>> on 8 speed cassettes, or using Shimano road shifters with mountain 
>> derailers). I don't know of a book that has that stuff, but I bet there is 
>> one out there that does.
>>
>> Paul in AR
>>
>> On Monday, November 28, 2022 at 9:08:04 AM UTC-6 Stephanie A. wrote:
>>
>> As I continue to change things on my current bike, I've realize that what 
>> I really want is a book that helps me understand building up and 
>> maintaining a bike. YouTube videos and helpful websites are great. I'm so 
>> thankful that they exist. But my brain craves a single, cohesively written 
>> text I can easily read through and turn to when I'm thinking about changing 
>> shifters, selecting different drivetrain parts, understanding geometry, 
>> taking apart bikes, wiring, and making adjustments. I really only see 
>> myself dealing with non-fixie commuters and touring bikes.
>>
>> I found a book online called *How to Build a Bike (in a Weekend)* by 
>> Alan Anderson with illustrations by Lee John Phillips. Has anyone used 
>> this? Does anyone have other suggestions?
>>
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Re: [RBW] Re: Book recommendations for learning how to build up a bike

[Stephanie A.]

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'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 wrote well such that his 
> guidance is easy reading.
>
>
> Scott
>
> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android 
> 
>
> On Tue, Nov 29, 2022 at 3:55 PM, Mackenzy Albright
>  wrote:
>
> 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. 
>
> I love that every write up is well written. builds in problem solving and 
> issues based DIY compatibility options instead of assuming group sets and 
> new parts. etc. 
>
> I wish somebody would just compile the sheldon brown website into a 
> hardcover book. ISOLA PRESS. After jobst brant - here is your next project! 
>
> On Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at 10:14:20 AM UTC-8 Paul Clifton wrote:
>
> 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 
> experience and preferences.
>
> The one I used as a kid was called something like "How to fix your 
> bicycle" and it just confused me (and my dad who is a competent mechanic). 
> So definitely skim anything you can before you buy it.
>
> The content I would really want in a book is tips and tricks, like how to 
> hold everything just right to get the cable tension for my brakes perfect 
> and what parts are compatible with other parts (like using a 9 speed chain 
> on 8 speed cassettes, or using Shimano road shifters with mountain 
> derailers). I don't know of a book that has that stuff, but I bet there is 
> one out there that does.
>
> Paul in AR
>
> On Monday, November 28, 2022 at 9:08:04 AM UTC-6 Stephanie A. wrote:
>
> As I continue to change things on my current bike, I've realize that what 
> I really want is a book that helps me understand building up and 
> maintaining a bike. YouTube videos and helpful websites are great. I'm so 
> thankful that they exist. But my brain craves a single, cohesively written 
> text I can easily read through and turn to when I'm thinking about changing 
> shifters, selecting different drivetrain parts, understanding geometry, 
> taking apart bikes, wiring, and making adjustments. I really only see 
> myself dealing with non-fixie commuters and touring bikes.
>
> I found a book online called *How to Build a Bike (in a Weekend)* by Alan 
> Anderson with illustrations by Lee John Phillips. Has anyone used this? 
> Does anyone have other suggestions?
>
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Re: [RBW] Re: Book recommendations for learning how to build up a bike

[Stephanie A.]

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...
>
> 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 wrote well such that his 
> guidance is easy reading.
>
>
> Scott
>
> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android 
> 
>
> On Tue, Nov 29, 2022 at 3:55 PM, Mackenzy Albright
>  wrote:
>
> 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. 
>
> I love that every write up is well written. builds in problem solving and 
> issues based DIY compatibility options instead of assuming group sets and 
> new parts. etc. 
>
> I wish somebody would just compile the sheldon brown website into a 
> hardcover book. ISOLA PRESS. After jobst brant - here is your next project! 
>
> On Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at 10:14:20 AM UTC-8 Paul Clifton wrote:
>
> 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 
> experience and preferences.
>
> The one I used as a kid was called something like "How to fix your 
> bicycle" and it just confused me (and my dad who is a competent mechanic). 
> So definitely skim anything you can before you buy it.
>
> The content I would really want in a book is tips and tricks, like how to 
> hold everything just right to get the cable tension for my brakes perfect 
> and what parts are compatible with other parts (like using a 9 speed chain 
> on 8 speed cassettes, or using Shimano road shifters with mountain 
> derailers). I don't know of a book that has that stuff, but I bet there is 
> one out there that does.
>
> Paul in AR
>
> On Monday, November 28, 2022 at 9:08:04 AM UTC-6 Stephanie A. wrote:
>
> As I continue to change things on my current bike, I've realize that what 
> I really want is a book that helps me understand building up and 
> maintaining a bike. YouTube videos and helpful websites are great. I'm so 
> thankful that they exist. But my brain craves a single, cohesively written 
> text I can easily read through and turn to when I'm thinking about changing 
> shifters, selecting different drivetrain parts, understanding geometry, 
> taking apart bikes, wiring, and making adjustments. I really only see 
> myself dealing with non-fixie commuters and touring bikes.
>
> I found a book online called *How to Build a Bike (in a Weekend)* by Alan 
> Anderson with illustrations by Lee John Phillips. Has anyone used this? 
> Does anyone have other suggestions?
>
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Re: [RBW] Re: Book recommendations for learning how to build up a bike

['Scott Luly' via RBW Owners Bunch]

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 wrote well such that his guidance 
is easy reading.

Scott

Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android 
 
  On Tue, Nov 29, 2022 at 3:55 PM, Mackenzy 
Albright wrote:   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. 
I love that every write up is well written. builds in problem solving and 
issues based DIY compatibility options instead of assuming group sets and new 
parts. etc. 
I wish somebody would just compile the sheldon brown website into a hardcover 
book. ISOLA PRESS. After jobst brant - here is your next project! 

On Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at 10:14:20 AM UTC-8 Paul Clifton wrote:

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 experience and preferences.
The one I used as a kid was called something like "How to fix your bicycle" and 
it just confused me (and my dad who is a competent mechanic). So definitely 
skim anything you can before you buy it.

The content I would really want in a book is tips and tricks, like how to hold 
everything just right to get the cable tension for my brakes perfect and what 
parts are compatible with other parts (like using a 9 speed chain on 8 speed 
cassettes, or using Shimano road shifters with mountain derailers).I don't know 
of a book that has that stuff, but I bet there is one out there that does.
Paul in AR

On Monday, November 28, 2022 at 9:08:04 AM UTC-6 Stephanie A. wrote:

As I continue to change things on my current bike, I've realize that what I 
really want is a book that helps me understand building up and maintaining a 
bike. YouTube videos and helpful websites are great. I'm so thankful that they 
exist. But my brain craves a single, cohesively written text I can easily read 
through and turn to when I'm thinking about changing shifters, selecting 
different drivetrain parts, understanding geometry, taking apart bikes, wiring, 
and making adjustments. I really only see myself dealing with non-fixie 
commuters and touring bikes.
I found a book online called How to Build a Bike (in a Weekend) by Alan 
Anderson with illustrations by Lee John Phillips. Has anyone used this? Does 
anyone have other suggestions?




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[RBW] Re: Book recommendations for learning how to build up a bike

[Mackenzy Albright]

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. 

I love that every write up is well written. builds in problem solving and 
issues based DIY compatibility options instead of assuming group sets and 
new parts. etc. 

I wish somebody would just compile the sheldon brown website into a 
hardcover book. ISOLA PRESS. After jobst brant - here is your next project! 

On Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at 10:14:20 AM UTC-8 Paul Clifton wrote:

> 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 
> experience and preferences.
>
> The one I used as a kid was called something like "How to fix your 
> bicycle" and it just confused me (and my dad who is a competent mechanic). 
> So definitely skim anything you can before you buy it.
>
> The content I would really want in a book is tips and tricks, like how to 
> hold everything just right to get the cable tension for my brakes perfect 
> and what parts are compatible with other parts (like using a 9 speed chain 
> on 8 speed cassettes, or using Shimano road shifters with mountain 
> derailers). I don't know of a book that has that stuff, but I bet there is 
> one out there that does.
>
> Paul in AR
>
> On Monday, November 28, 2022 at 9:08:04 AM UTC-6 Stephanie A. wrote:
>
>> As I continue to change things on my current bike, I've realize that what 
>> I really want is a book that helps me understand building up and 
>> maintaining a bike. YouTube videos and helpful websites are great. I'm so 
>> thankful that they exist. But my brain craves a single, cohesively written 
>> text I can easily read through and turn to when I'm thinking about changing 
>> shifters, selecting different drivetrain parts, understanding geometry, 
>> taking apart bikes, wiring, and making adjustments. I really only see 
>> myself dealing with non-fixie commuters and touring bikes.
>>
>> I found a book online called *How to Build a Bike (in a Weekend)* by 
>> Alan Anderson with illustrations by Lee John Phillips. Has anyone used 
>> this? Does anyone have other suggestions?
>>
>>

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[RBW] Re: Book recommendations for learning how to build up a bike

[Paul Clifton]

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 
experience and preferences.

The one I used as a kid was called something like "How to fix your bicycle" 
and it just confused me (and my dad who is a competent mechanic). So 
definitely skim anything you can before you buy it.

The content I would really want in a book is tips and tricks, like how to 
hold everything just right to get the cable tension for my brakes perfect 
and what parts are compatible with other parts (like using a 9 speed chain 
on 8 speed cassettes, or using Shimano road shifters with mountain 
derailers). I don't know of a book that has that stuff, but I bet there is 
one out there that does.

Paul in AR

On Monday, November 28, 2022 at 9:08:04 AM UTC-6 Stephanie A. wrote:

> As I continue to change things on my current bike, I've realize that what 
> I really want is a book that helps me understand building up and 
> maintaining a bike. YouTube videos and helpful websites are great. I'm so 
> thankful that they exist. But my brain craves a single, cohesively written 
> text I can easily read through and turn to when I'm thinking about changing 
> shifters, selecting different drivetrain parts, understanding geometry, 
> taking apart bikes, wiring, and making adjustments. I really only see 
> myself dealing with non-fixie commuters and touring bikes.
>
> I found a book online called *How to Build a Bike (in a Weekend)* by Alan 
> Anderson with illustrations by Lee John Phillips. Has anyone used this? 
> Does anyone have other suggestions?
>
>

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Re: [RBW] Re: Book recommendations for learning how to build up a bike

[Bill Schairer]

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 About the Bike
> the Pursuit of Happiness on Two Wheels
> Penn, Rob 
> 
>
> The bicycle is one of mankind's greatest inventions - the most efficient 
> self-powered means of transportation ever invented. Robert Penn has ridden 
> one most days of his adult life. In his late-20s, he pedalled 40,000kms 
> around the world. He's in the middle of a long love affair with the 
> bicycle. Yet, like cyclists everywhere, the utilitarian bike he currently 
> owns doesn't even hint at this devotion. Penn needs a new bike, a bike that 
> reflects how he feels when he's riding it - like an ordinary man touching 
> the gods.
>
> So Penn has designed and built his dream bike. He's got an artisan in 
> Stoke to hand-build a bespoke frame; he's travelled to San Francisco for 
> the perfect wheel, from Padua to Provence to find the perfect components - 
> parts that set the standard in reliability, craftsmanship and beauty. En 
> route, he tells the stories of the science, history and culture of 
> bicycles, extracting pertinent and quirky stories - the role of the bicycle 
> in women's liberation, the marvel of the tangent-spoked wheel, the 
> quasi-religious admiration for Fausto Coppi in Italy - that explain why we 
> ride, and why this simple machine remains central to humanity in the 21st 
> century.
> [image: image.png]
>
>

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Re: [RBW] Re: Book recommendations for learning how to build up a bike

[Eric Marth]

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!
>
> It's All About the Bike
> the Pursuit of Happiness on Two Wheels
> Penn, Rob 
> 
>
> The bicycle is one of mankind's greatest inventions - the most efficient 
> self-powered means of transportation ever invented. Robert Penn has ridden 
> one most days of his adult life. In his late-20s, he pedalled 40,000kms 
> around the world. He's in the middle of a long love affair with the 
> bicycle. Yet, like cyclists everywhere, the utilitarian bike he currently 
> owns doesn't even hint at this devotion. Penn needs a new bike, a bike that 
> reflects how he feels when he's riding it - like an ordinary man touching 
> the gods.
>
> So Penn has designed and built his dream bike. He's got an artisan in 
> Stoke to hand-build a bespoke frame; he's travelled to San Francisco for 
> the perfect wheel, from Padua to Provence to find the perfect components - 
> parts that set the standard in reliability, craftsmanship and beauty. En 
> route, he tells the stories of the science, history and culture of 
> bicycles, extracting pertinent and quirky stories - the role of the bicycle 
> in women's liberation, the marvel of the tangent-spoked wheel, the 
> quasi-religious admiration for Fausto Coppi in Italy - that explain why we 
> ride, and why this simple machine remains central to humanity in the 21st 
> century.
> [image: image.png]
>
>

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Re: [RBW] Re: Book recommendations for learning how to build up a bike

[Eric Floden]

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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[RBW] Re: Book recommendations for learning how to build up a bike

[Will M]

Stephanie,

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).  When I built 
up my Rambouillet from scratch, I found Sheldon Brown's website 
 plus YouTube / Park Tools websites the best 
resources.

Helpful?
Will M
NYC


On Monday, November 28, 2022 at 10:43:56 AM UTC-5 sin...@msn.com wrote:

> The first bike I built by myself was my first Rivendell--the Romulus. I 
> remember going over to Riv to collect the frameset and the parts. At the 
> time I mainly relied on Park Tools' website. Later, I got these two books 
> from a garage sale and used them as I became a more proficient amateur 
> mechanic. I don't use them anymore as now I look up tips online when i have 
> a more obscure issue to deal with or a new technology to learn (like when I 
> got my first disc brake bike two years ago).
>
> If you want I can mail you these books as a start!
>
> Franklyn
> Berkeley, CA
>
> On Monday, November 28, 2022 at 7:08:04 AM UTC-8 Stephanie A. wrote:
>
>> As I continue to change things on my current bike, I've realize that what 
>> I really want is a book that helps me understand building up and 
>> maintaining a bike. YouTube videos and helpful websites are great. I'm so 
>> thankful that they exist. But my brain craves a single, cohesively written 
>> text I can easily read through and turn to when I'm thinking about changing 
>> shifters, selecting different drivetrain parts, understanding geometry, 
>> taking apart bikes, wiring, and making adjustments. I really only see 
>> myself dealing with non-fixie commuters and touring bikes.
>>
>> I found a book online called *How to Build a Bike (in a Weekend)* by 
>> Alan Anderson with illustrations by Lee John Phillips. Has anyone used 
>> this? Does anyone have other suggestions?
>>
>>

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