Hot List
Resource sites
- http://www.bbinstitute.com : Barnett Bicycle Institute, offers downloadable chapters of the Barnett Bicycle manual and training for bike mechanics.
- http://www.mtbr.com : the place to find everything about mountain bikes, product reviews, trail reviews, tech talk
- http://www.sheldonbrown.com/wheelbuild.html: internet bike guru. This is the link to his wheelbuilding page. Follow the links through all his other pages for lots of useful wrenching information.
Deals and coupons
- http://www.comparisonpricing.com : weekly price guide for all that is Shimano
- http://www.deal-finder.com: source for online discount coupons
- http://www.dvdcouponpost.com : coupons for barnes and noble can be used for books (ie. Zinn) as well as music and DVD's.
Mailorder sites
Bike components
- http://www.airbomb.com
- http://www.bikenashbar.com
- http://www.coloradocyclist.com
- http://www.gear.com
- http://www.gearzone.com
- http://www.jensonusa.com
- http://www.loosescrews.com : source for hard to find small bike parts, like those little rubber derailleur cable donuts.
- http://www.performancebike.com
- http://www.planetoutdoors.com
- http://www.speedgoat.com
- http://www.supergo.com
- http://www.metricfasteners.com:source for FABORY 12.9 grade bolts with dracomet coating
Tools/Books
- http://www.bn.com : barnes and noble discount online book store, frequently offers coupon discounts
- http://www.jcwhitney.com : cheap automotive tools
Manufacturer sites
- http://www.chrisking.com : headset and hub guides available in the PDF section
- http://www.ellsworthbicycles.com : Aeon Isis frameset
- http://www.bbw-worldlink.com/philwood/index.html : Phil Wood bottom brackets
- http://www.specialized.com : checkout the downloadable chapters of Barnett's manual
- http://www.splinedrive.com : spline drive spoke nipples, checkout the internet specials
- http://www.sunrims.com : sun rhynolite rims, information about ERD
- http://www.vueltausa.com: Grimeca disk brakes