Keep your bike on the road for the long haul! Whether youre training, competing, or simply riding for fun, a properly tuned bike is essential to performance, efficiency, and safety. Thats where Essential Bicycle Maintenance & Repair comes in.

Author Daimeon Shanks takes a straightforward you can do it approach to maintaining and repairing your bike so its ready to go when you are.

Essential Bicycle Maintenance & Repair provides simple step-by-step instructions, accompanied by up-close photos, illustrations, and advice, for more than 100 repairs. Youll learn these skills and more:

Adjust derailleurs and troubleshoot shifting problems.

True your wheels and tweak your hubs for a silky-smooth ride.

Install caliper, cantilever, or V-brakes.

Repair a broken chain on the roadside.

Fix flats in no time flat.

Maintain pedals and cleats for efficiency and comfort.

Install or adjust a headset.

Install handlebars, including aero bars and flat bars.

Adjust your saddle for a perfect fit.

Determine if a triple crankset is right for you.

So spend more time in the saddle and less time and money in costly repair shops. Essential Bicycle Maintenance & Repair is the one guide no cyclist should be without!