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Bicycle Repair, Rob Van Der Plas (2004)Cycle Publishing 1 892495 43 0
Paperback 96pp £5.95 $9.95
A pocket-sized, colour-illustrated, guide to all basic aspects
of cycle maintenance that could usefully be kept in most tool boxes
 
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Another handy publication from the Van Der Plas publishing empire. The
small size of this volume is actually an advantages as it makes it easier
to keep to hand where you actually work on your bike, or leave it in your
pannier if you are touring, just in case you a struck by a breakdown that
is beyond your experience.
There is both line and photographic illustration on every page –
but there is less than in the larger volumes. Nonetheless, most jobs should
be easy to follow and complete with the author’s guidance. My only
beef with all such books is that they, understandably, illustrate them
using brand-new bicycles, in spotless workshops. My experience is that
the bike that breaks down is both filthy and pretty worn, by the time
I start to pull it apart in my messy yard. Still, perhaps that is the
argument for following Steve
Snowling’s advice on bicycle cleaning.
PS January 09
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