Comments on: What are the best (free) online resources for bicycle maintenance?

Question: What are the best (free) online resources for bicycle maintenance?

kingtaj — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:11:29 -0800

What are the best free online resources for bicycle maintenance?

I'm looking for those "hidden treasures" of bicycle maintenance. Sites, free manuals, tutorials, videos, etc. If you know of any "best in class" resources, please share them!

By: space2k

space2k — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:20:33 -0800

sheldon brown knows all.

By: exogenous

exogenous — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:23:14 -0800

Seconding Sheldon Brown. Another source (though biased towards their own tools) is Park Tool.

By: kcm

kcm — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:38:06 -0800

Sheldon Brown, Park Tool, and a copy of Zinn's books (Zinn and the Art of Mountain/Road Bike Maintenance) are all you need.

By: cog_nate

cog_nate — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:54:34 -0800

A couple years ago I downloaded Barnett's manual as a PDF, but I can't find the source for it now. kingtaj, shoot me an e-mail.

By: advicepig

advicepig — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:25:48 -0800

Sheldon Brown's site and Park Tool are two places I often use. The bikeforums.net Bicycle Mechanics topic is often really helpful and you even find Sheldon Brown in there answering stuff now and then.

By: neilkod

neilkod — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:21:45 -0800

The utahmountainbiking.com forums have a great fix-it section with tons of experienced help.

By: kingtaj

kingtaj — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:40:48 -0800

Excellent answers! I was pleasantly surprised at how detailed the Sheldon Brown, Park Tool, and utahmountainbiking.com websites are.

Thanks everyone for your comments.