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Some of you may remember that I posted a thread looking for advice on buying a new bike a few months ago. So I now have a new gravel bike and after a month or so of riding, much of it fairly rough offroad there are a few odds & ends which are starting to need adjusting. But as at least one of you warned, many bike bits have changed in the 25 years since I last bought a bike & I'm struggling. Partly as I've forgotten the stuff I did know (in the past I've built bikes from scratch, including building wheels, so used to be fairly reasonable at bike maintenance) but also as many parts have changed, eg disc breaks are new for me. In the past I've always relied on Richard's Bicycle book but thats pretty old now & in places as outdated as my knowledge.

So can anyone recomend a modern equivalent ?

YouTube 

That's more or less what I've used so far but often have doubts about which videos are good/reliable so end up watching 2 or 3 on the same topic which takes  time. Any recomendations for good bike maintenance videos ?

But would also like something in the form of a book which I can read in advance & more importantly use in our cellar (bike/ski store) where I don't have any internet access

https://www.parktool.com/en-int/product/big-blue-book-of-bicycle-repair-4th...

I find they’re often poor and you have to watch a load of crap to get to the bit you need. 

I suspect that there is more variation in tuning/installation of cycling components than in the past and therefore a single book is going to struggle to cover everything. Many manufacturers put manuals online. For example, google GRX derailleur manual and select the dealers version and it gives you a fairly comprehensive overview

https://si.shimano.com/en/pdfs/dm/GARD001/DM-GARD001-02-ENG.pdf

Thanks, looks like the sort of book I was searching for. Now to see if its available from a French bookshop

They also have a bunch of videos on Youtube and are always a good place to start (even the pushing of their tools isnt excessive).

I always use a combination of the Park Tools website plus download PDF's of the manufacturers manuals. 

Zinn and the art of road bike maintenance

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Zinn-Art-Road-Bike-Maintenance/dp/193771537X/

In terms of tech, gravel is a road bike but there's also

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Zinn-Art-Mountain-Bike-Maintenance/dp/1937715477/

Road.CC have a "How To" section: https://road.cc/category/feature-sections/how

Bit of a pain to trawl through, though - needs a better index.

Park Tool's YouTube videos are good.

+1.

Bikes are, by design(?), infinitely different and trying to get every variation down in a book is unrealistic. 

The general principle of how a generic component should work is doable but nothing beats a YouTube video of, for example, how to replace your actual make & model of BB.

Very true that you might need to watch it a couple of time (buts that's a good thing!) and/or watch a couple of videos from different people if its a bit tricky ... but you'll get the job done, you'll know the tricky bits to watch for and there is a fair chance they'll tell you exactly what tools you need too.

Calvin Jones on Park Tools YouTube channel is an excellent place to start.  (Has a great mustache!)

Note that you can download Youtube videos to the YouTube app on your phone if you want to watch offline.