Need to fix your bike? Then pick up Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair from Park Tool, which is now in its third edition. This book offers 241 pages that address the most advanced technology used in today’s bicycles including electronic shifting, new suspension and disc brake systems and new standards for cranks, headsets and bottom brackets. The Big Blue Book is perfect bound and printed in large format to allow for larger images.
Author Calvin Jones, Park Tool’s director of education, is a 40-year industry veteran who also serves as an Olympic and professional team mechanic, teacher, author and industry consultant. He uses many photographs, examples and helpful tips that are easy to follow for seasoned and novice mechanics.
This might just be the bible of bike repair.