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The few things my Texan baby brother and I have in common are our passions for doing things ourselves, and for riding bikes. He's an MTBer, whereas I avoid single-track like the syph.

The one thing he doesn't really know is how to fix his bike, despite years of bike-oriented summer camp--apparently the only thing they teach them is how to pedal and how to change a flat.

He's a smart kid, used to take apart doorknobs and put them back together as a wee tot, so I imagine he can figure lots of things out, but there are at least a few things I know he needs help with like derailleur adjustment and the weird hydraulic bits.

I have a copy of Zinn and the Art of Road Bike Maintenance that I am dog-earing as I learn and like pretty well, but what would you recommend for a baby MTBer, other than a road bike and a multi-tool?

-N*

Zinn and the art of mountain bike maintenance.

There is a Zinn book for MTBs, but I'm not a big fan.

I really like the Park Tools book:


It has clear pictures, good text, and not only explains how to do things but why you should do them that way. For instance it has the best explanation of brake shoe toe-in that I've read anywhere.

Amazon lets you look inside it online:


alex

or just use their site:
http://www.parktool.com/repair/bikemap.asp

nevertheless, on books, i gotta agree with alex.