Tom:
I'll second your endorsement. Mine is the only copy I've ever seen and I particularly like the European pro mechanic's view of things. His component recommendations are also interesting but not surprising: Campagnolo, Mavic, DT, etc.
Rick Chasteen, Kansas City
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> Since I don't recall this coming up before, and since I was just paging
through my copy last night, I thought I'd mention to the list that "Bicycle
Mechanics in Workshop and Competition" is worth checking out. I have rarely
seen copies for sale, but if anyone has a chance to buy one they should snap
it up. This is the only "how to fix your bike" book I've seen that has
something to offer the experienced mechanic. For the most part it details
how race mechanics clean, maintain, set up and repair racing bikes, and will
mostly serve to confirm what many of you already know. However, I doubt
there is anyone on the list who wouldn't pick up at least one useful tip
from this book. Lots of attention to cleaning techniques, inspection of
failure-prone parts, gluing tires, trasferring rider position between
bikes... all the pro-team mechanic stuff. Written in the late 80's by Steve
Snowling, a hired-gun Euro race mechanic from England.
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> Tom Dalton
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> Bethlehem, PA