Barnett's Manual: Analysis and Procedures for Bicycle Mechanics (4 Vol. Set) Paperback – Download: Adobe Reader, October 14, 2003

This is the BICYCLE REPAIR/MAINTENCE BIBLE!!!Expensive? Think again!With the average mid price bicycle hovering around $800.00, and the better road bikes at $1,500.00 (and up)this book (AND THE PROPER TOOLS) will pay for themselves.Why fool around with other so called "bicycle repair" books which cover little more than chain cleaning/cable adjustments??The vast amount of small bike shops closing their doors & the remaining "Bicycle Superstores", who employ a new "mechanic" each week-Barnett's Manual will save your hair & scratches on your frame!Barnett's Manual will guide you through basic tune up proceedures/adjustments to keep your bike in top shape.YOU ARE NOT A "HANDS-ON" TYPE" PERSON??You STILL need this manual! The knowlage gained from Barnett's Manual will keen your eye to the "Mechanic" while he is repairing your bike!!ONE SIZE FITS ALL-IN DEPTH!!!ANY NOVICE can gain a thorough mechanical understanding of bicycle components, repairs, tune-up, & adjustments.ADVANCED!Simple tasks like the "correct" proceedure to mount a tire/tube right up to bottom bracket/headshell facing & complete suspension fork rebuilds are covered!HOWEVER! With the hundreds of makes, models, mid-year changes in spec'd equipment-not to mention modern bicycle technology which changes faster than dish TV programing, DON'T EXPECT EVERY MAKE, MODEL, YEAR of every bike/component to be covered.Providing you have the bicycle specific tools required, Barnett's Manual will complete your toolbox.PLEASE!Buy it from Amazon-Nice people! Nice Prices!

I carefully read the description. It said it was a four book set. I only got one book.

It's what I expected, but not what I had hoped it would be. If you never worked with a bicycle before, and want to be a good bicycle mechanic, it's well worth it. If you have some experience with bike repair over the years, it may just reinforce what you already know in many areas. But it is the bible of bike repair.

This book has so much information that when you first open it, it can be intimidating...but that only lasts until you are in the middle of working on a bike, and you come up against a job you have notdone before. Then, having this book in your shop gives you the information that the professionals turn to and you are grateful for how detailed and comprehensive it is.You can feel good about learning something new, AND that you were smart enoughto have bought the Barnett's manual.Most excellent reference.I am a self taught hobbyist bike mechanic, and work alone much of the time.Having a this book near to hand has saved me a lot of work and saved me from making mistakes out of ignorance.

There is a reason this has been 'The Textbook' for bicycle mechanic training for all these years. It may not have all the color sensational photo's but each image is detailed and serves a technical purpose.

The ad said that this was a 5th edition. It is not. It is a 4th edition. Returning.

Be careful with this purchase, because, although the priceis good for the 4 volumes, it's the 5th edition, and notthe newest 6th edition!I think the description of the item doesn't make thisclear at all, and some folks may be disappointed.

Don't waste your money on those paperbacks that clutter the sports sections of Barnes & Noble and Borders.The Nashbar & Performance Bike offerings are just as inadequate.By the time you've spent $10-$20 each on 2 or 3 of those anecdotal "manuals" with their "fits all" diagrams,you can almost paythe Amazon discounted price for this....................THE REAL THING.