Kendra:
A couple suggestions:
1. Sheldon Brown's website http://www.sheldonbrown.com.
2. "Zinn and the Art of Road Bike Maintenance" by Lenard Zinn. My favorite of books still in print. $20, but you can find it discounted.
3. "Bicycle Maintenance Manual" by Eugene Sloan. Early 80s edition. I might not have the title exactly right; I'm away from home and my library now. Sloan has a number of books with similar titles; you can get them for a couple dollars each on ebay. Get the early 80s edition, which has a yellow cover. This covers a huge amount of stuff relative to bikes of the 70s to early 80s.
Regards,
Steve Maas
Dublin, Ireland
>Is there a website that I can study to learn what all this stuff is
\r?\n>that you guys talk about? (Fillet brazed, bi-lamenated, clinchers,
\r?\n>threadless steering, 531, double butted...) I am beginning at the
\r?\n>beginning here...
\r?\n>The passion drives me, but the knowledge is lacking!
\r?\n>
\r?\n>Kendra "newbie who wants to learn" Coatney
\r?\n>Seattle, WA