Lennard Zinn to Launch New Book at Boulder Cycle Sport

Boulder, CO, USA — November 30, 2010 — Boulder-based cycling writer Lennard Zinn will launch the fifth edition of his mountain bike maintenance and repair book next week at the Boulder Cycle Sport South Broadway location. Zinn is one of the world’s most trusted experts on bicycles, and his book Zinn & the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance is the world’s best-selling book on mountain bike care and repair. Zinn has long ties to the Boulder cycling scene through his bike frame-building company Zinn Cycles and his writing for Boulder-based cycling magazine VeloNews. Please come meet Lennard for this book signing! Copies of the new edition of Zinn & the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance will be available at the event.

Tuesday, December 7, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Lennard Zinn Book Signing
Boulder Cycle Sport - South
629 S. Broadway, Ste K.
Boulder, CO 80304
(303) 444-2453 x2  | bouldercyclesport.com

Zinn & the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance is the world’s best-selling mountain bike maintenance book for good reason: it covers every procedure to repair, maintain, tune, or upgrade a mountain bike in an easy-to-follow, step-by-step format. Weighing in at a whopping 464 pages with 600 illustrations, this new fifth edition offers total coverage of all the newest mountain bike tech without neglecting tried-and-true components. Zinn & the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance, 5th Ed. is now available in bookstores, bike shops, and online. Readers can preview the book’s table of contents and its entire index at velopress.com/zinn.

With Zinn’s book, anyone can properly maintain, tune, fix, or upgrade a mountain bike to ensure years of trouble-free riding. Newcomers and experienced mechanics alike will benefit from complete instructions for basic and advanced repairs, exploded views of how parts go together, time-saving tips, and smart recommendations from Lennard Zinn, America’s leading expert on bikes.

Lennard Zinn was a member of the U.S. national racing team and has been riding and fixing bikes for nearly 50 years. A professional frame builder and bike designer, Lennard is also the technical writer for VeloNews magazine and Singletrack.com and hosts the popular Q&A column on VeloNews.com. His other books include Zinn & the Art of Road Bike Maintenance, Zinn & the Art of Triathlon Bikes, Zinn’s Cycling Primer, The Mountain Bike Performance Handbook, and The Mountain Bike Owner’s Manual. He lives and works in Boulder, Colorado.

Boulder Cycle Sport was founded in 2005 by two University of Colorado graduates in order to provide a community-based bike shop for all cyclists. The shop's goal is to provide the highest level of customer service and to offer cycling products they truly believe in. Whether you are a first time rider, recreational enthusiast or an elite-level racer, Boulder Cycle Sport strives to be the foremost resource for all your cycling needs.

For media review copies, excerpts, author interviews and events, please contact:
Dave Trendler, Marketing and Publicity Manager, (303) 245-2138, dtrendler@competitorgroup.com

Distributors/retailers please find ordering information at velopress.com/shops or contact:
Jen Soulé, Sales Manager, (800) 811-4210 x2169, wholesale@competitorgroup.com