Description
Chapter 1 The Modern Road Bike Chapter 2 Basic Maintenance Chapter 3 Frame and Fork Chapter 4 Handlebars and Stem Chapter 5 Saddles and Seatposts Chapter 6 Wheels Chapter 7 Tires Chapter 8 Brakes Chapter 9 Cranks and Chainrings Chapter 10 Shifters and Derailleurs Chapter 11 Chains and Cogsets Chapter 12 Pedals and Cleats Chapter 13 Customizing Your Fit
Daimeon Shanks has two decades of experience in cycling and has worked as a professional mechanic in every discipline of the sport, including mountain, track, road, and cyclocross. His work experience includes stints with the Mavic Neutral Support Program, as the head track mechanic for the U.S. national team, and as the resident mechanic at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. He also spent five years as a mechanic with the Garmin Transitions ProTour cycling team, working events such as the Grand Tours of Europe, the pinnacle of road cycling's hierarchy. Shanks graduated from the University of Oregon, where he raced for the university team and later became director and president of the cycling program. He is currently the co-owner of The Service Course, a high-end bike repair shop in Boulder, Colorado.