 | Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair by C. Calvin Jones Buy used from: $12.01 Great visuals and easy to follow guide for most bike repairs and maintenance procedures. |
 | Zinn and the Art of Road Bike Maintenance (2nd Edition) by Lennard Zinn Buy used from: $3.96 Illustrated guide to bicycle maintenance. Useful organization including a handy torque guide in the appendix. |
 | The Bicycling Guide to Complete Bicycle Maintenance and Repair: For Road and Mountain Bikes(Expanded and Revised 5th Edition) by Todd Downs Buy used from: $2.00 Illustrated guide to bicycle maintenance. |
 | Park Tool TW-1 Torque Wrench (1/4- Inch Drive, 0-60 inch Lbs) Buy new: $34.95 Essential for knowing if you're tightening bolts correctly. Better than ratcheting wrenches, these can be easily recalibrated. |
 | Park Tool TW-2 Torque Wrench (3/8- Inch Drive, 0-600 inch Lbs) Buy new: $45.01 Essential for knowing if you're tightening bolts correctly. Better than ratcheting wrenches, these can be easily recalibrated. |
 | Park Tool CG-2 Chain Gang Chain Cleaning System Buy new: $19.75 A self-contained bike cleaning system. Takes a little practice so you don't splash solution everywhere, but definitely an easy way to clean with the chain on the bike. |
 | Park Tool AWS-1 Hex Wrench Set- Y-design (4mm, 5mm and 6mm) Buy new: $9.77 Better than standard wrenches, the Y-design makes life easier and last a lifetime. |
 | Park Tool PCS-11 Super Lite Home Mechanic Repair Stand To do repairs, you need a good stand to mount it on. This one is collapsable and handles a variety of tube sizes. |
 | Park Tool BT-2 4th Hand Brake with Locking Ratchet Buy new: $32.11 Essential for holding the shift and brake cables while you tighten them down. |
 | Park Tool FR-5G Cassette Lockring Tool with Guide Pin Buy new: $8.03 Use this and a chain whip to remove the cassette. |
 | Park Tool GSC-1 Gear Cleaning Brush Buy new: $7.00 Good for getting into the cassette and other areas. |
 | Park Tool USA Professional Chain Tool CT-3, 10-Speed Compatible Buy new: $25.04 The most comfortable and stable chain tool available. |
 | Park Tool Chain Wear Indicator Buy new: $7.79 Essential to check your chain for signs of stretching. If it stretches and you keep using it, it'll wear down your chain ring and cassette quicker. |
 | Park Professional wheel truing stand, TS-2 The best, self-centering wheel truing stand. Is serviceable and can be recalibrated. Good for the committed home mechanic. Park Tool says that you still need to use the wheel dish for complete wheel truing. But, as long as the stand is calibrated, you might just need wrenches. |
 | Park Tool Spoke Wrench SW-0 Through SW-3 Buy new: $1.55 - $12.99 Comfortable hand wrenches. |
 | Park Tool SPA-6 Adjustable Pin Spanner Buy new: $15.63 Good for completing the crank installation. |
 | Park Tool Tilting Base Wheel Truing Stand Buy new: $32.96 If you have the truing stand, you can mount it to a tabletop or vise, or use this base. The one pro of using this is the cups for your wrenches and the fact that its still portable. |
 | Park Tool PPL-1 Polylube 1000 Grease 4oz tube Buy new: $3.99 Good grease to use on screws, bolts and joined pieces that you don't want to seize. |
 | Pro Gold Products ProGold ProLink Chain Lube, 4oz Buy new: $10.46 For your bike chain. Master mechanics and hard-core riders say that pro-link gets them 2x-3x more chain life than using something else like tri-flow. |
 | Lube Tri-Flow 2 Oz Dry lube Buy new: $4.99 Tri-Flow for all of the moving parts on your bike. Use it on all the joints and wipe the excess off. |
 | Velox Fond de Jante rim tape 17mm Buy new: $1.50 Some say this is the finest rim tape available. Use it on your rims to prevent nipple punctures in your tube. |
 | Ritchey Liquid Torque for Carbon Components Buy new: $3.98 Useful stuff for your carbon components since it requires less torque to keep things in place. |
 | Park Tool SA-3 Deluxe Shop Apron with Header Buy new: $20.22 Wear an apron and keep some tools on hand or get grease all over your clothes. |
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