Zinn and the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance: The World's Best-Selling Guide to Mountain Bike Repair

I have been doing my own bike maintenance since I was in grade school... I had a different manual a couple decades ago, but I had not ridden in a li'l over a decade and just got a new (ish) bike. I now have things like hydraulic brakes, and dropper posts, so I figured it was time for a new maintenance manual. Zinn was one of the top rated manuals, so I figured I would grab it. WOW... Information overload. I am sure this book tells you almost everything you need to know to be a professional bike mechanic, but it can be a bit hard to find the exact piece of information you need when you need it. I do not feel it is the best organized, but that could just be my logic vs someone else's logic. no two brains work alike and all that. I needed to adjust the derailleur on my mountain bike when I bought it... I ended up going to the internet for the information I needed after finding EVERYTHING about derailleurs EXCEPT what I was looking for. <LOL> I am pretty sure after reading that section of the manual, I could make my own derailleur starting with how to mine the ore I need to make the metal to make a derailleur from scratch :) Seriously though, if you are JUST getting started, or if you have not done your own work in a LONG time <raises hand> this book can be a bit daunting, but it has the information you need... somewhere. My old bike was MUCH easier to maintain than my current one, but my "new" bike was a competition level bike a smidge over a decade ago when it was new... my old one had v-brakes, friction shifting, coil over non-adjustable rear shock... by the standards of when I rode it it was out dated, by todays standards it is seriously primitive. now I have hydraulic disk brakes, dropper post, pneumatic shocks, ratcheting shifter... in all bikes are much more complex than when last I worked on them... It is going to be a learning curve. I personally Recommend this book (or the road bike version if needed as there are separate versions for the different styles of bike) If you want EVERYTHING you could possibly need, consider these three books: Zinn and the art of... (of course I am going to recommend this book even with my comments above about information overload) Bicycling Magazine Complete book of Bicycle Maintenance and Repair (my old book) and Park Tools Big Blue Book (the professionals reference manual)

Easy to follow, illustration is good.

Has a lot of helpful info but with the drawings it looks dated.

I heard this manual was good. Its better than that, its superb. Mr. Lennard Zinn is a master at his craft. I have bikes that are 30+ years old and a couple that are only a year or two old. This book covers everything. I am able to work on older retro components as well as the newest components. Lots of pictures and his explanations on how to achieve your goal of bike maintenance are excellent. Its written technically but in a way that anybody can understand. Mr. Zinn explains what can and cant be done by the everyday home bike mechanic as some things are better left for professionals who have the proper expensive tools. If you are so inclined to spend the money on those tools he tells you what to do to fix just about any bike issue short of actually repairing the frame. Wish I had this book sooner, I bought a couple other fair manuals but this is the Bicycle Repair Bible for everyday mechanics. Thank you Mr. Zinn.

I’ve been riding and wrenching on bikes for over fifty years. This book is my go to guide and helper when I run into newer technology. If you work on bikes keep a current edition of this book in your shop!

This book will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about bicycle maintenance and repair, and a lot that you didn't know you needed to know. It's written in a clear and straightforward manner with hundreds of excellent illustrations that make it easy to visualize and understand even some of the more complex maintenance tasks. The information is easy to find thanks to a comprehensive index in the back, so you'll be able to locate what you need faster than doing an internet search, and working on a bike with a book at your side is a lot easier than it is trying to scroll through a website on your phone.

I have not read this yet, BUT: Look at the size of this thing! I think any maintenance needed should be covered.

This book is everything you need to deep drive into the world of mountain bike maintenance. It explains in detail what is what on a bike & how to maintain your bike functioning like it’s new. It has pictures and diagrams to make sure if you a visual learning you can see and understand what is being spoken of. Very very happy with this purchase. I will recommend.

This book has been tremendously helpful in servicing my mountain bike and understanding how things work, as well as identifying the tools required. I particularly loved the simple yet clever suggestion of using your quick release to press bearings—it was a game-changer! With the guidance from this book, combined with some YouTube tutorials, my learning journey over the past year has been amazing. I have gained a lot of valuable skills and confidence in bicycle maintenance. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking to service their own bicycles.

Perfect all around. Can't wait to spend some time diving into this book.

If you ride a bike, do yourself a favour and pick up a basic set of tools and this book. It has proven to be invaluable to me and my families bikes. I picked up this book in July of 2023, so I've had it for a little under a year, and the amount of times I've used it I'm sure I've a ton of money in bike shop repairs. Some could argue that with internet forums and YouTube that you don't need a book like this, but when you're in the midst of doing battle against a squeaky bottom bracket with your hands covered in grease, who wants to scroll through a forum full of differing opinions, or sit through another YouTube ad. It's much easier to have this book open. All the steps and tools needed are clearly noted and are simple enough for anyone to understand, and the advice given throughout the book is top notch. With bike shop repair prices going up and up, I really can't recommend this book highly enough.

Molto utile per chi come me s avvicina alla manutenzione della propria MTB, tanti consigli pratici che alla fine fanno risparmiare evitando di portare la bici dal meccanico per qualche semplice aggiustamento. Consigliato. peccato non esiste la versione in italiano!

Muy completo, muy detallado, muy contento con la compra.