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Bicycling Magazine's 900 All-Time Best Tips: Top Riders Share Their Secrets to Maximize Fun, Safety, and Performance
Jump-start your cycling savvy with this one-stop, information-packed reference. This compilation of knowledge will help you become a better cyclist, even on your very next ride. Top riders share their proven tips, covering every aspect of both road cycling and mountain biking.
DISCOVER HOW
* Use smart strategies to build your skill level.
* Maneuver safely through traffic with ease and authority.
* Plan your training year to maximize your potential.
* Ride to 100 miles-- and longer.
* Quickly spot bike damage after a crash.
* Cut costs when touring.
* Identify and prevent winter weight gain.
DISCOVER HOW
* Use smart strategies to build your skill level.
* Maneuver safely through traffic with ease and authority.
* Plan your training year to maximize your potential.
* Ride to 100 miles-- and longer.
* Quickly spot bike damage after a crash.
* Cut costs when touring.
* Identify and prevent winter weight gain.
144 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2000
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September 16, 2015
5 stars (I know this book is no War & Peace) but it has some good tips for cyclists...
-Dismount on your bike on the left side to avoid getting grease on your pants (the chain rings and cassettes are on the right side).
- Ride defensively but not timidly. In the City ride well into the lane as a cyclist can move as fast as a car in stop and go traffic. When you stop at a light move to the center of the lane. This prevents drivers from edging forward and trapping your next to the curb. Accelerate at the green light and do not move right until you are through the intersection.
- If your feet get cold--try an old cyclocross trick and run with your bike for 1 minute
- when picking a mountain bike--opt for a smaller frame. It will allow you better access to handlebars
-to avoid chainsuck- don't down pedal hard and downshift at the same time
- How can you find your most efficient cadence? Find a 1 mile flat stretch of road. Ride it at the same speed at difference cadences. Find the one where your HR average was lowest. That is your most efficient cadence. Pro's spin at 90 RPM
- there is no known connection between cycling and prostrate cancer
That's just a sample of good advice..some practical, for racers, for bike repairs, for commuters. Enjoy.
-Dismount on your bike on the left side to avoid getting grease on your pants (the chain rings and cassettes are on the right side).
- Ride defensively but not timidly. In the City ride well into the lane as a cyclist can move as fast as a car in stop and go traffic. When you stop at a light move to the center of the lane. This prevents drivers from edging forward and trapping your next to the curb. Accelerate at the green light and do not move right until you are through the intersection.
- If your feet get cold--try an old cyclocross trick and run with your bike for 1 minute
- when picking a mountain bike--opt for a smaller frame. It will allow you better access to handlebars
-to avoid chainsuck- don't down pedal hard and downshift at the same time
- How can you find your most efficient cadence? Find a 1 mile flat stretch of road. Ride it at the same speed at difference cadences. Find the one where your HR average was lowest. That is your most efficient cadence. Pro's spin at 90 RPM
- there is no known connection between cycling and prostrate cancer
That's just a sample of good advice..some practical, for racers, for bike repairs, for commuters. Enjoy.
January 18, 2014
Most of this is common sense or just silly tips. Some were helpful, but it is assumed that you know absolutely nothing about cycling. If you have been riding a few months or years, it will probably be pretty redundant to what you already know. If you have never ridden a bike before, it might have some good info.
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