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Page 17
... miles on the food energy equivalent of a gallon of gasoline , which will move a car only some 15 to 30 miles . Facts and figures be as they may , utilizing a 300 horsepower , 5000 pound behemoth to move one single 150 pound person a few ...
... miles on the food energy equivalent of a gallon of gasoline , which will move a car only some 15 to 30 miles . Facts and figures be as they may , utilizing a 300 horsepower , 5000 pound behemoth to move one single 150 pound person a few ...
Page 91
... miles I have traversed upon it have not impaired it to any appreciable extent . In contrast to this I have seen machines brought here by ill - advised Ghosts , which I will simply describe as not " Premiers , " made of such common soft ...
... miles I have traversed upon it have not impaired it to any appreciable extent . In contrast to this I have seen machines brought here by ill - advised Ghosts , which I will simply describe as not " Premiers , " made of such common soft ...
Page 178
... miles around , with sharp and narrow corners , over distances ranging from 25 to 62 miles . Very precise riding is needed to cope with the corners , and the dense pack of riders created by the narrowness of the streets or road ...
... miles around , with sharp and narrow corners , over distances ranging from 25 to 62 miles . Very precise riding is needed to cope with the corners , and the dense pack of riders created by the narrowness of the streets or road ...
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3-speed adjustable end wrench adjusting screw Allen wrench alloy ball bearings barrel adjustor bicycle bike store bikeways bottom bracket bottom bracket axle brake lever brake shoes cable anchor bolt cable housing cage stop caliper brakes Campagnolo center-pull chain rollers chain tool changer Check circlip clean clips clockwise cone cotterless counter-clockwise crank crankset cycle cycleways cyclists Cyclists Touring Club cyclo-cross derailleur gear Disassembly fork frame freewheel front sprocket grease handlebars hub gears Huret locknut lockring loosen Lubrication machine miles models motor vehicles motorist mounting pedal pivot bolt position pounds reassemble remove Replace Reynolds 531 rider riding road saddle screwdriver seat post shift lever Shimano side to side side-pull slack slide slot solvent spindle spins spokes steel stem Stevenage streets Sun Tour tension roller thread tighten tire tool traffic Trouble-shooting tube turn Undo locknut valve weight wrench yoke