Gavin Wright, Ben Williams

Cycling For Dummies - UK, UK Edition (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Whether you're looking to hit the open road, scream down the side of a mountain, or simply take the kids out for a ride, Cycling For Dummies, UK Edition, covers all your needs. Topics include choosing the right bike and accessories, staying safe -- around town and on the trails -- training to improve speed and endurance, making adjustments and repairs, and much more (including answering the basic questions you may be too embarrassed to ask in your local shop). Cycling For Dummies, UK Edition is the perfect place to start when you want to take up this great sport.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. März 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118364376
• Artikelnr.: 43136971

Autorenporträt

Gavin Wright is a cycling journalist and activist. He has led several high-profile cycling expeditions, including a crossing of the Andes and an attempt to set the world record for cycling from sea level to high altitude. Ben Williams is a broadcaster, journalist, lifelong cycling enthusiast and a veteran London cycling commuter.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1 Part I: Getting Started with Cycling 7 Chapter 1: Getting
into Cycling 9 Chapter 2: Picking the Right Bike 25 Chapter 3: Choosing the
Right Gear 57 Chapter 4: Making Sure Your Bike Feels Good 81 Chapter 5:
Finding the Time to Ride 93 Part II: Freewheeling Away: The Fundamentals
105 Chapter 6: Ticket to Ride: Your First Lesson 107 Chapter 7: Knowing the
Rules 121 Chapter 8: Thinking Ahead for Safety 129 Chapter 9: Planning Your
Trip and Tips for Safe Riding 141 Chapter 10: Toughening Up for Off-Road
Riding 165 Part III: Rolling beyond the Basics 175 Chapter 11: Riding
Faster, Tougher, and Longer: Training and Improving 177 Chapter 12: Touring
and Exploring 195 Chapter 13: Cycling with Other People 221 Chapter 14:
Riding with Babies, Toddlers and Children 239 Part IV: Maintaining Your
Bike and Yourself 257 Chapter 15: Easing Ailments 259 Chapter 16: Fuelling
Your Cycling 275 Chapter 17: Troubleshooting: Can You Fix It? Yes, You Can!
285 Chapter 18: Making Checks and Adjustments: The Next Step 303 Part V:
The Part of Tens 315 Chapter 19: Ten Bicycling Do's and Don'ts 317 Chapter
20: Ten Great Rides in the United Kingdom 323 Chapter 21: Ten Great Tours
and Races around the World 333 Index 345

Rezensionen

'Overall, 'Cycling for Dummies' lives up to expectations. It is very good to read (even in public) and...While I am certain that my talents on two wheels will scarcely offer a challenge to the endurance and Olympic champion, it is nice to have something to aim at.' -- pocketfulofrye.co.uk, May 2013

'...this is a great introduction to a wide-range of cycling concepts' -- Cycling Active, July 2013