| Boulder, CO, USA — July 23, 2009 — The new Zinn & the Art of Road Bike Maintenance is here! Newly updated to include the latest tech in cycling, Zinn & the Art of Road Bike Maintenance is the best organized and illustrated guide to maintaining a bicycle. The book will be available this July in bookstores, bike shops, and online. Zinn & the Art of Road Bike Maintenance has become one of the world’s best-selling books on bicycle care. This smartly organized and clearly illustrated guide—now in 2 colors for easier reference—can make a mechanic out of anyone. Lennard Zinn’s expert advice turns road bike maintenance, repair, and upgrades into quick work. With Zinn's book anyone can properly maintain, tune, fix, or upgrade a bicycle to ensure years of trouble-free riding. Newcomers and experienced mechanics alike will benefit from hundreds of illustrations, exploded views of how components go together, and Zinn’s practical, time-saving tips. Zinn’s friendly advice is confidence-inspiring, and his years of experience make tackling even the most daunting task fun and easy. Zinn covers all the latest high-tech equipment without neglecting older, tried and true bike technology. In 440 pages, this new edition includes: •\tThe basics: For those whose mechanical skills stop at pumping tires, Zinn’s guidance will demonstrate how to maintain a bike in perfect condition. •\tThe advanced: Zinn has time-saving tips to speed work on difficult tasks. Zinn covers integrated spindle cranks, carbon forks, internal headsets, ceramic bearings, and more with exploded diagrams to show the way. •\tThe latest tech: Zinn explores the ins and outs of the newest components including: Campagnolo’s 11-speed, Shimano’s electronic Dura-Ace, SRAM’s Red shifters, Campagnolo’s Ultra-Torque cranks, and more. •\tOlder components: Zinn's years of experience help cyclists make sense of old metal. •\tCyclocross: New cyclocross-specific information throughout, along with more pro tips, more illustrations, more recommendations — more of what you need to know. |
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