Zinn & the Art of Triathlon Bikes: Aerodynamics, Bike Fit, Speed Tuning, and Maintenance

This book covers nearly every detail of every tri bike repair in depth. The author (Lennard Zinn) really knows what he's talking about and the book is extremely well written and organized. Sometimes I feel as if I'm reading a detailed tell-all by a racing mechanic. I bought this book before purchasing a bike which has educated me immensely in choosing a triathlon bike and knowing what the heck I'm talking about.His descriptions of the many repairs/component upgrades are very concise and easy to follow. Although there are very good illustrations, the step-by-step guide drawings don't illustrate every single detail. However, once you use the book to determine what work needs to be done, I know you can find videos or photo tutorials on making the complex repair which would have more detailed visuals as to what you're doing. This really applies to the more difficult work which has tons of small, moving parts. Mechanically-uninclined dummies like me need a lot of pictures and/or video for complex tasks like many of the repairs presented in the book. In that case I would use the book in conjunction with a step-by-step video or online guide. Reading about repairing a tire is one thing but reading about it AND watching a pro change one out quickly is ideal.A perfect example of how I used the book is this... on a rental bike when in first (low) gear the bike just didn't sound right. From the relative safety of home, by spinning the crank I found the chain was scraping/hitting the front derailleur in that gear. Using the book as my guide I found the low-gear limit-screw adjustment screw and turned it a quarter of a turn clockwise. This was the perfect fix for an otherwise unpleasant riding experience. I can't believe the fine-tuning was that simple once I knew what to do!I highly recommend this book to any triathlete even if they always have tune-ups and repair work done by the bike shop. There are safety tips, bike fitting strategies, troubleshooting charts, aero theories, and race day repair guides that are invaluable.

This year I was new(ish) to cycling. There were plenty of things that I knew how to do, like change a tire, but ultimately I felt like I needed to keep my bike in great shape for the longer distance races that I am now doing. Since I didn't grow up working on bikes, I had no idea how to do some of this stuff. This book got me to a place where I am comfortable disassembling my bike and packing it for destination races as well as making adjustments to cables and such.If you don't mind taking your bike to the shop for everything, then this isn't very necessary. If you want to do some of the work yourself, I would get this.

I have been doing triathlons for a while now, and to be honest, I had neglected the " bike knowledge" part of the sport. I mean, I'm quite proficient/ above average in terms of overall knowledge, but this book takes it to a whole other level. It is very detailed and easy to read. If you don't know anything about bikes, a lot of it will go over your head until you own a tri bike and you can relate. It would be a great read for sure, but you wouldn't get as much out of it. If you do own a tri bike, and want to take it to the next DIY level... this is a great buy.

This book is great, coming from a person with not much previous knowledge, it will help you with many facets of building up or tearing down your bike even shipping methods for those out of state or even country triathlons. The only problem I have with this book is that most of the illustrations are hand drawn and not pictures, the drawings are good and helpful but it would be nice to have an actual picture. Its really not that big of a deal and the information in the book is great for any skill level triathlete.

A good book/reference on bike repairs and tuning. Lennard does a great job of explaining how to do a set up and tuning of most items you would run into with a bike repair.Great job on derailleur adjustments.A good book to have in the old bike repair go bag of tricks.

I am not a mechanic and wanted a reference guide to bone up on the workings of my tri bike. The book is currently covered in dust, if that tells you anything. (Go back to the first 5 words of this review.)

I'm a runner but wanted to get into biking. This book has a lot of information in it. If you need a paper pal, this is the thing for you. I was overwhelmed so I just grabbed some biking friends and had them go over the bike and my needs for it. Much easier and interactive!

This book is great and a must read for anyone just starting out in triathlon. If you can't make minor repairs to your own bike, you're going to be broke and miserable.

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Great book, be it quite similar to the one for road bikes.

Very handy tips and tricks on the mechanics of triathalon bikes

Das Buch ist ausführlich beschrieben und gut in verschiedene Bereiche eingeteilt.Auch die zugehörigen Grafiken sind praktisch und verständlich.Habe das Buch teilweise in der UBahn gelesen und kann sagen, das hat dem Verständnis nicht geschadet.