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PRESS RELEASE: University Bicycles plans Zinn publication party

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Published: Nov. 28, 2005

University Bicycles will host a party for Boulder's own master bicycle framebuilder Lennard Zinn on the evening of Wednesday, December 7. The launch party will celebrate the publication of three books and an instructional DVD that Lennard has authored over a year of almost non-stop writing and video production. The cycling community is invited to attend. Refreshments will be provided, and Lennard will sign books and DVDs.

Lennard Zinn, senior technical writer for Boulder-based magazines VeloNews and Inside Triathlon, published new editions of two books with VeloPress this season, "Zinn & the Art of Road Bike Maintenance" and "Zinn & the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance." These latest editions are a complete updating of Zinn's best-selling bike maintenance books, considered by bike techs and cyclists to be the most easily understood and comprehensive on the market.

This November, Zinn also produced an instructional DVD based on "Zinn & the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance." Viewers can easily reference specific steps of a repair, watching Lennard's experienced hands and getting a real feel for how to execute repairs and upgrades. Disc brakes, wheels, forks, pedals, bottom brackets, and rear suspensions are all explained through clear audio and video.

In 2004, Zinn completed "Zinn's Cycling Primer: Maintenance Tips and Skill Building for Cyclists." Lennard teaches readers how to refine both bike and body for improved cycling performance on the trail, road, or for triathlon.

Lennard Zinn is one of the world's leading authorities on bicycle repair. A master framebuilder and an enthusiastic rider and mechanic, Zinn has also written "The Mountain Bike Performance Handbook" and "The Mountain Bike Owner’s Manual."

VeloPress is a sports fitness publisher and a trusted authority among cyclists, endurance athletes, and snow sport athletes on the subjects of training, nutrition, equipment, and performance. VeloPress also publishes a wide variety of titles outside the training genre, taking a closer look at the celebrities in our sports and their mark on history. VeloPress is the book publishing division of Inside Communications, Inc., publisher of VeloNews, Inside Triathlon and Ski Racing magazines.

University Bicycles is located at the intersection of 9th and Pearl Streets in downtown Boulder. More information is available at their website.