"A Rough Guide to Bicycle Maintenance," 2003

THF203562 / "A Rough Guide to Bicycle Maintenance," 2003
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Artifact Overview

This zine (small, independently produced publication) offers illustrated instruction on bicycle maintenance. Fixing and building your own bicycle -- and writing and producing your own publications -- are part of the do-it-yourself ethos popularized by the punk movement.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Book

Date Made

2003

Subject Date

2003

Creator Notes

Published by Microcosm Publishing, Bloomington, Illinois

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2011.103.13

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)
Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 8.5 in
Width: 5.625 in

Inscriptions

On front cover: a rough guide to / bicycle / maintainence / compiled for the workshop / "how to love your bike right" / at the 2003 portland zine symposium
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