Wellbeing Collection

Zinn and the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance by Lennard Zinn Zinn & the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance is the world''s best-selling guide to the maintenance and repair of mountain bikes, hybrids, and fat bikes. From basic repairs like how to fix a flat to advanced overhauls of drivetrains and brakes, Lennard Zinn''s clearly illustrated guide makes every bike repair and maintenance job easy for everyone. Lennard Zinn is the world''s leading expert on bike maintenance and repair. His friendly, step-by-step guide explains the tools and parts you''ll need and how to know you''ve done the job right. The book''s two-color interior is easy to readeven in a dimly-lit garage or workshop. Hundreds of hand-drawn illustrations and exploded-parts diagrams show just the right level of detail to lead you through every mountain bike repair task. This smartly organized guide shows how to repair new and old mountain bikes from top to bottom. In over 500 pages and more than 750 illustrations, Zinn''s guide includes simple instructions for hundreds of mountain bike maintenance and repair jobs: Basics: How to fix a flat tire, lube a bicycle chain, adjust the brakes Emergency repairs: How to fix a broken chain, tighten loose spokes, repair a bent derailleur Easy shifting: How to adjust shifters, derailleurs, and cables for clean and smooth shifting Wheels: How to true a wheel, install a new tire, change a cassette, replace broken spokes, build your own wheels Overhauls: How to service and replace pedals, chains and chainrings, saddles, handlebars, stems, headsets, forks, bottom brackets New tech: How to maintain 1x-speed systems, electronic and wireless shifters Troubleshooting: How to figure out what''s wrong with any bike and fix it Zinn & the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance makes bicycle repair and maintenance easy, quick, affordable, and fun. With Zinn at your side, you''ll know how to keep your bicycle running smoothly for years. What''s New in Zinn & the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance, 6th Ed.: New chapter on electronic shifting covers maintenance, service, repair, and troubleshooting of all Shimano electronic shifting groups. Also included: How to program your electronic shifting system for personalized shifting as well as real-time display and shift recording on a head unit. New chapter on disc brakes covers maintenance, service, and repair of all hydraulic and mechanical systems. Includes integrated systems and their bleeding requirements. New guides on how disc brake mounting adapters work and how to install them. Complete info on the new 11-speed and SRAM 12-speed drivetrains. Info on all the newest bottom brackets including 1x11 and 1x12 systems. New guidelines on wheel size selection for your frame size, suspension settings, and travel. New procedures for mounting and sealing tubeless tire systems. New usage guidelines for flat-prevention sealants. Updated guides on replacing press-in bottom brackets with thread-in bottom brackets. New wheel lacing guidelines for building disc-brake compatible wheels. More than 750 comprehensive illustrations and exploded views including 150 new or revised illustrations. Updated and expanded guides on how to tune, rebuild, and maintain suspension forks and rear shocks. Includes tuning guides for preload, compression, rebound, and sag. Updated and revised troubleshooting tables, torque tables, and gearing charts for 26", 27.5", and 29" bikes. Also covered in the 6th edition: All derailleur shifting systems; all bottom bracket systems; all brake systems; all headset, stem, handlebar and fork systems; wheelbuilding for all bikes; updated and expanded torque tables; complete indexes of all illustrations and topics covered. Whether you''re riding a classic Stumpjumper or a carbon-fiber race machine, Zinn has got you covered!

Wildlife Year by Sally Coulthard The Wildlife Year will help you reconnect with nature and take a walk on the wild side, wherever you live. Nature is right on your doorstep. Whether you're in the countryside, city or somewhere in between, there is wildlife everywhere if you know where to look. And while it's trickier to find in some places than others, nature can thrive in the most surprising spaces. The Wildlife Year is a gentle introduction to the events that mark the natural cycle of the year. Best-selling author, Sally Coulthard, will inspire you to discover nature in all its glory and to seek out, observe and enjoy the wildlife around you. Explore the unique properties of the seasons. Discover more about meteorological phenomena like weather events and cloud formations. And even learn how the moon and its cycle affects the natural world. This fascinating introduction will help you identify both our best-loved, and most misunderstood, plants, birds, mammals, amphibians, and insects, with helpful information on where and when to look for them. This book is a glorious celebration of the magic that can be found in each season. Beautifully illustrated, this irresistible guide will encourage you to get outdoors and make a wonderful gift for the nature-seeker in all of us.

Backyard Guide to the Night Sky by Andrew Fazekas Revel in the skies above with this handy stargazing guide, complete with constellation charts and expert tips for observing-and understanding-the wonders of the universe. Detailed visuals help you find the top 58 constellations of the Northern Hemisphere. In these inviting pages, author Andrew Fazekas-The Night Sky Guy-shares knowledge and offers advice that will delight amateur astronomers of all levels. Maps, photographs, and infographics at every turn of the page make this an entertaining and fact-packed read about planets and stars, astronomical phenomena and our universe. Essential information, organized logically, highlights features of the night sky visible from your own backyard. Start with the easiest constellations and then "star-hop" across the night sky to find others. Fazekas offers hands-on techniques for observing with the naked eye, with binoculars, or through a small telescope, revealing the wonders of planets and astronomical events such as eclipses and meteor showers. A total of 66 authoritative maps show constellations, season by season, accompanied by interesting facts about the myths they represent and noteworthy stars they contain. Photographs and graphics go beyond what's visible to explain phenomena such as black holes, solar flares, and supernovas. For all who look up with wonder at the starry sky, this indispensable guide illuminates the greatest nighttime show on Earth!