Roadside Bicycle Repair: A Pocket Manifesto by Sam Tracy

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Synopsis

Sam Tracy, a radical-minded bike aficionado with a ninety-pound toolbox, distills his breadth of knowledge into this pocket-sized repair credo, organized by the major bike components-wheels, seats, stems/handlebars, brakes, and drivetrains. With the mindset of a stranded rider, Tracy offers efficient mechanical repairs for bicyclists on the move.

Karen Ellis - Library Journal

Are you ready to ditch your car and pedal your way around high gas prices? Tracy, a bike mechanic and the author of a couple of other books on bicycle repair, wants bikers to be prepared. This little book is meant to be carried along on bike trips to handle typical problems, like loose seats or flat tires. While there is detailed text on troubleshooting common problems, the selection of illustrations to assist is small indeed. In the end, the book falls short and is too abbreviated to assist a novice. There are a number of good bike repair books available, such as Todd Downs's The Bicycling Guide to Complete Bicycle Maintenance and Repair and Chris Sidwells's Bicycle Repair Manual. A marginal purchase.

Biography

Sam Tracy began producing the zine Biker Pride in the early 1990s, and the project later broadened just enough to become the urban cycling-focused Multiplier. He is the author of Bicycle!: A Repair and Maintenance Manifesto (Speck) and How to Rock and Roll.