I could be wrong, but it seems to me that there's a book missing from the bike world. We've got heaps of repair manuals, but none which help you solve novel problems. They can teach you how to true a wheel or fix a brake, but what about the greater mysteries?
I'd like to see a book which tells you more about modifying your bikes. Adding a 2nd set of brake levers, completely revamping your gearing, making a single speed, and so forth. So many of us want to change our bikes, tinker and reinvent: where's the book to do it? Maybe Lennard Zinn or someone can write such a book. If such a book exists, please comment.
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Zinn could write it, for sure. You know, there is an incredible resource online for this kind of stuff. www.fixedgeargallery.com has a collection of nearly 3,000 fixed gear bikes from around the world, most of which were completely revamped or built up older frames.The owner of the bike writes a blurb about how he converted the frame, tips & tricks, and a parts list, usually. You don't have to be working on a fixie to use the info from the site. It becomes like bike porn that keeps you up late. View with caution
Hi Dylan, I just found this blog while looking at IBLs to one of my websites. I like what I see. You need to not be so shy about leaving comments here and there so people can find out about you!
Regarding your book: Can a book be written about creatively hacking bikes? The only really tricky thing is building funky wheels, but there are several websites describing funky-wheel-building in detail and many even have programs to spit out your spoke lengths, placement and lacing pattern for you to build asymmetrical wheels or wheels with square hubs and what-not.
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