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This book contains more than 300 photographs and 75 detailed drawings illustrating everything from helmets to handlebars and brake maintenance to off-road racing.
Covers environmental considerations, clothing, riding skills, fitness, nutrition, safety precautions, backcountry travel, orientation, and survival.
" ... revised and updated to include all-terrain bikes, bicycle safety, fitness and your bicycle ..."--Cover.
Knack Cycling for Everyone is the ideal new resource for anyone looking to get introduced, or reintroduced, to today’s world of cycling. With informative, full-color photos and tips throughout, it is a step-by-step, comprehensive guide that helps you determine which bike is right for you and what accessories you do and don’t need. It provides how-to descriptions of all styles of riding—road biking, mountain biking, commuter cycling, and touring. And it covers training, long-distance riding, riding with kids, riding with groups, and rules of the road. It will get the wheels turning both under your body and in your head. 400 full-color photos covering City Bikes * Off-Road Bikes Parts * Equipment * Accessories Helmets * Shoes * Clothing Changing Flats * Maintenance
Paul and Simon hardly know each other. In fact, Simon thinks Paul is a bit of a ‘*@&%’. So, they’re both surprised when, after a few drinks in the pub one evening, they agree to take on Britain’s most famous cycling challenge together – 900 miles from Land’s End to John o’ Groats. Especially since they are both novice cyclists. Somehow, they persuade their partners, Bek and Kirsty, to give up their summer holidays to drive the length of Britain twice in the role of support crew. But, when the car breaks down driving to the start-line, the omens don’t look good for a smooth ride. What follows is a hilarious but life-affirming adventure full of mishaps, arguments, and a bit too...
Jump start your cycling savvy with this compilation of effective tips from the editors of Bicycling and Mountain Bike magazines: an information-packed collection of advice on road and mountain biking which has now been revised, updated and adapted to make it indispensable for anyone seeking to become a better cyclist. Tips cover: safety in traffic; perfect riding positions; building skill; training; distance riding; mountain biking; racing; health and fitness; nutrition; equipment; and bike care. Bursting with strategies to build your skill level, this is a book guaranteed to improve the performance of any cyclist who reads it.
This compilation describes most of what the author has learned in the process of exploring winter cycling. Bicycles, if used accordingly, can give you an extraordinary glance into the vibrancy of frozen terrain. Best of all, this can be accomplished with basic tweaking and improvisation of the regular mountain bike setup and skill base. Focusing on All Terrain Winter Cycling, this guide discusses: Physics of Winter Cycling: Winter Conditions, Temperature Range, Depth of Snow, Winter Pathways, Navigation, Exertion of Force, Distance and Route, Physical Commitment, Common Handling Issues, Clothing, Safety and more.. Reflection on basic, budget parts: Assembly Advice, Frame, Fork, Wheels, Tires, Chain, Derailleurs, Cables, Gear Shifters, Brakes, Pedals, Storage, and more..
This book contains routes for both off and on road enthusiasts, graded for length and level of difficulty. Each route includes a detailed map, points of interest and refreshment stops, and a lively description of the terrain to be encountered. All cyclists, young or old, mountain biker or tourer, will find something to suit them. All those who cycle south of London will enjoy this book. The entire South Downs way, between Petersfield and Eastbourne, is covered in 3 rides, and the North Downs routes will take the cyclist along the southern line of the M25 from Surrey into Kent.
"Sensitive, personal and culturally informed." Andy Wightman MSP Seeking a temporary escape from city life and a world gone mad, Alan Brown plots out a personal challenge: an epic coast-to-coast trip through the wild and lonely interior of the Highlands. He traverses paths historic and new, eschewing creature comforts and high-tech cycle gear, trusting his (mostly) serviceable bike. Armed with the essentials and a sense of adventure and curiosity, he discovers more about nature, history, people, his country, the concept of risk, and himself, than he ever thought possible. Alan traces a route from Argyllshire’s Loch Etive across remote Rannoch moors, dramatic Grampian terrain and the beauti...