Bicycling For Dummies?

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Wiley, Apr 28, 1999 - Sports & Recreation - 350 pages
This complete guide to purchasing, riding and fixing a bicycle for beginners and experts alike covers bicycle safety and riding techniques. Illustrations and photos.

Contents

Introduction
1
Just My Type
17
Having a Fit
39
Shop Smart Buying the Right Bike for You
49
Gearing Up The Right Accessories for Your Bike
57
Techniques and Safety
69
Riding Right The Fine Art of Turning the Pedals
81
Youre Saaaafe Dealing with Road Hazards
95
These Are the Brakes How to Stop Right
163
Your Tires
169
Having Fun with Your Bike
187
Joining In The Joys of Social Cycling
203
Happy Trails The Many Faces of Mountain Biking
213
Riding OffRoad A Mountain Biking Primer
223
Water Crossings
230
To There and Back Making Your Bike
245

Fitness The Final Frontier
111
Getting Serious The Easy Way to Train
125
The Fix Is In
139
Gearing Up Demystifying the Drivetrain
153
When the rack walks away
252
Pursuit racing
261
235
329
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