[CBar]

Is this typical in the bike world? An "owners manual" that makes absolutely no reference to your particular bike? I guess this is what they give ALL Trek buyers. It even includes things like how to adjust the seat on a tricycle! So far this is my only gripe about them, I love my 4900. But why not include a manual that at least makes some reference to things that are model specific?? Car makers do, among many others.

 

[bobmono]

firestarter

burn it, they always seem worthless to me too.

 

[damion]

Firestarter.

Very tipical, until you get to the higher end bikes. Then you get generic fork and shock info that is semi-useless and outdated.

 

[archer]

Gotta Tell you the last car owner's manual I got had more information suitable for a high school driver's ed course than relavent to the car I had purchased. REAL information like where the fuse panel was and how to open it without breaking the stupid plastic construction down to how to replace the tail and head lights was almost non-existant.

My Fisher manual was not quite crap but very close to it.

 

[tlg]

Is this typical in the bike world? An "owners manual" that makes absolutely no reference to your particular bike? I guess this is what they give ALL Trek buyers. It even includes things like how to adjust the seat on a tricycle! So far this is my only gripe about them, I love my 4900. But why not include a manual that at least makes some reference to things that are model specific?? Car makers do, among many others.

Just like your auto manual, they want all the service/maintenance performed by the dealer. The "owners manual" isn't much more than legal mumbo jumbo & safty precautions.

 

[CBar]

Just like your auto manual, they want all the service/maintenance performed by the dealer. The "owners manual" isn't much more than legal mumbo jumbo & safty precautions.

Is there an equivalent to Hayes (or whatever) in the bike world?

 

[tlg]

Is there an equivalent to Hayes (or whatever) in the bike world?

You mean like a Chiltons manual?
This should cover just about everything you need to know. http://www.parktool.com/repair_help/FAQindex.shtml

There are books available too. But after a couple years they become outdated.