Gavin Wright - Bike Maintenance For Dummies

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Introduction

Annual Australian surveys have shown for years that cycling is one of our most popular physical activities, along with swimming, aerobics and walking. Figures show even more people, proportionally, ride bikes in New Zealand. Bike sales in all forms of cycling have been increasing year by year in both countries, long ago leaving car sales behind.

Governments have recognised the advantages of having more people riding rather than driving, and traffic planners have learnt that after cycling infrastructure appears such as bike lanes, bike paths and real help for bicycles through junctions cyclists come pouring onto roads by the thousand. Campaigns and better facilities have seen some commuter cycling corridors increase their use twentyfold over the last 20 years.

More Australians and New Zealanders are riding bicycles by the day. Some of them are brand new to the world of bikes, some of them have just been away, and some folk are making the decision to cycle more. Wherever you are in this picture, making sure your bike is safe and enjoyable to ride is key. Youre also in luck because this book covers all the important areas of bike maintenance to make sure both you and your bike stay happy on the road.

About the Author

Gavin Wright is one of Australias leading bicycle journalists. He is well known in national cycling magazines for his features, reviews and travel articles. He has led several high-profile cycling expeditions, including a crossing of the Andes on the highest surfaced road in the world and an attempt to set the world record for cycling from sea level to high altitude. Gavin has toured unsupported on his bicycle in Indochina, Europe and the Amazon jungle. He is also a person living with type 1 diabetes and spends much time promoting exercise for other people living with the same condition.

About This Book

This book, like all For Dummies books, is designed to be travel-friendly and as easy as possible to use and read. Whether you want to come to grips with everything about one aspect of bike maintenance by reading the whole chapter on that aspect, or target one specific point, you can locate your subject in no time and focus on precisely what you want to find out.

There are names to learn as you find out about different parts of your bike, or even various parts of your body, but no overly technical talk to build a barrier between you and what you need to know.

You can often use alternative methods to achieve the same result. In this book, however, I dont show you lots of ways of doing things I just show you the easiest or most effective. After all, you only really have to have one technique up your sleeve to be able to get the job done.

This book gives you the power, in small simple stages, to take control of all aspects of maintaining your bike.

Conventions Used in This Book

Important bits of information are presented in special ways to make sure you notice them right away.