The Complete Idiot's Guide to CyclingPenguin, 1 jul 1999 - 352 pagina's Learn how to make the wheels turn in this informative guide that provides solid instruction on choosing the best bicycle and the differences between road, touring, racing, and cross bikes. |
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Bicycle Fundamentals | 1 |
Revisiting a Childhood Friend | 3 |
Greasy Kid Stuff? | 4 |
Take One TwoHour Ride and Call Me in the Morning | 5 |
The Quest for the Magic Ride | 6 |
Whats a Wafo? | 7 |
If You Build It They Will Ride The Beginning of the Bicycle | 11 |
Cycles of Cycles | 12 |
Get Out of Those Bike Shorts | 185 |
Spinning Wheels Indoor Workouts | 187 |
Spinning at Home | 189 |
The Doctor Is In | 191 |
Dripping Sweat on Arnies Patio | 192 |
Using Your Stationary Trainer to Warm Up | 193 |
The Care and Feeding of a Bicycle | 197 |
Tool Time | 199 |
Low Rider | 13 |
Take to the Hills Mountain Bike History | 14 |
A Sport Is Born | 15 |
The Gear | 16 |
Downhillings Evolution | 17 |
Legendary Racers and Races | 21 |
Le Tour de France | 22 |
The Tour Gets a TuneUp | 23 |
And Now Back to Our Regularly Scheduled Program | 24 |
The Legends | 25 |
Eddy Merckx | 27 |
Greg LeMond | 28 |
Miguel Indurain | 32 |
Pavement or Dirt? | 35 |
Where Will You Ride? | 36 |
Suburbs | 37 |
Country | 38 |
Road Bikes | 39 |
Triathlon Bikes | 40 |
Cyclocross Bikes | 41 |
Mountain Bikes | 42 |
Riding a Mountain Bike on the Road | 45 |
Riding a Road Bike in the Dirt | 46 |
A Shiny New Bike | 49 |
Knowing the Thingie from the Doodad A PartbyPart Description of Bicycle Components | 51 |
Brakes | 52 |
Derailleurs | 53 |
Gear Shifters | 55 |
Shimanos Road Bike Pecking Order | 56 |
Mountain Bike Parts Parade | 58 |
Cranksets | 60 |
Deraileurs | 61 |
Forks | 62 |
Pedals | 63 |
Gear Shifters | 65 |
Shimanos Mountain Bike Pecking Order | 66 |
A Material World | 68 |
Titanium | 69 |
Aluminum | 70 |
A Word About Wheels | 71 |
At the Bike Shop | 75 |
PennyWise BikeFoolish | 76 |
The Helpful Folks Behind the Counter | 77 |
What About Used Bikes? | 78 |
What About Mail Order? | 80 |
Ten Things the Bike Shop May Not Have Told You | 81 |
The Right Bike for the Job | 85 |
Picking a Road Bike | 86 |
Choosing a Mountain Bike | 87 |
DualSuspension Mountain Bikes | 89 |
Selecting a Hybrid | 90 |
Womens Bikes | 91 |
Choosing the Right Size Bike | 93 |
The Fit Kit System | 94 |
Another Use for This Book | 95 |
Saddle Height | 96 |
You Wont Lose That Loving Feeling | 98 |
Accessorizing | 101 |
The Price of Security | 102 |
You Wear It Well | 103 |
Cycling Shorts Are Your Friend | 104 |
HandtoHand Combat | 106 |
Fancy Footwear | 107 |
Soles for Sale | 108 |
Eyewear | 109 |
ColdWeather Wear | 110 |
Cycling Essentials | 112 |
Survival Kit | 113 |
Lock Em Up | 115 |
Womens Department | 117 |
Bringing the Kids | 118 |
Rack Em Up | 121 |
Pedal Time | 123 |
Training Wheels | 125 |
The Shifting of the Gears | 126 |
Back on the Chain Gang | 128 |
Road Bike Cornering | 130 |
Road Bike Braking | 132 |
OffRoad Basics | 133 |
Taking the Express Elevator Down | 135 |
Get Those Buns Back | 136 |
Level Thinking | 137 |
Its No Day at the Beach | 138 |
Cornering | 139 |
Mountain Biking in Rain Mud and Muck | 142 |
Climbing | 143 |
Dirty Tricks | 144 |
Rules of the Road | 147 |
Dont Get Injured at the Intersection | 148 |
Reading the Road | 149 |
Reading the Drivers | 150 |
Motorists Pulling Out of Parking Lots | 151 |
Parked Cars | 152 |
Hostile Motorists | 153 |
Dont Be Dead Right | 154 |
Rules of the Trail | 157 |
Cant We All Just Get Along? | 159 |
Lions and Tigers and Bears Oh My | 163 |
Here Kitty Kitty Kitty | 164 |
One Is the Loneliest Number | 165 |
Your Bikes Engine | 167 |
Hydration Systems | 169 |
What Sports Drinks Can Do for You | 170 |
Eenie Meente Minie Moe | 171 |
Riding Behind Bars | 172 |
Matters of the Heart | 173 |
Heart Monitors | 174 |
Monitor Madness | 175 |
Keeping It Smooth | 176 |
The Quest for the Perfect Spin | 177 |
ToeClips and Clipless | 178 |
Cyclometers as Learning Tools and Training Aids | 179 |
No Achy Shaky Parts | 180 |
After the Fall | 181 |
Taking Inventory | 182 |
Broken Collarbone | 183 |
Answering Natures Call | 184 |
Flat Fixing and Tire Care Essentials | 200 |
Tools for the Mildly Ambitious | 203 |
Lubricants | 208 |
GarageMajal | 211 |
Workstands | 216 |
The Tool Panel | 218 |
Getting Organized | 219 |
The Extraneous Stuff | 220 |
The Necessities of Life | 222 |
A Masters in Bike Mechanics | 224 |
No Air in There | 227 |
Flat Repair Kit | 228 |
StepbyStep Flat Repair | 229 |
Remove the Wheel | 231 |
Open the Tire and Remove the Tube | 232 |
Install the New Tube and Close the Tire | 233 |
Inflate the Tire | 234 |
Finish Your Ride | 235 |
Flat Prevention | 236 |
The Chain Gang | 239 |
Removing Chain Grit and Grime | 240 |
Chain Lubrication | 241 |
When to Replace a Chain | 242 |
Removing a Chain | 243 |
Determining Chain Length | 245 |
Installing a Chain | 248 |
Finding and Fixing a Stiff Link | 251 |
Removing and Replacing Shimano Chains | 252 |
Chain Repair | 253 |
Removing a Cogset | 254 |
Installing a Cogset | 256 |
Removing Chainrings | 258 |
Removing an Inner Chainring | 259 |
Installing Chainrings | 261 |
Mechanical Basics | 265 |
Ready for Inspection | 266 |
Paint TouchUp | 267 |
Waxing | 268 |
Hey You Got a Screw Loose? | 269 |
Fixing Creaky Cranks | 270 |
Cable Lubrication | 271 |
Shifter Adjustment | 272 |
Cleaning and Lubing Clipless Pedals | 273 |
Beyond the Basics Learning to Fix Some Bigger Problems | 275 |
Servicing and Lubricating a Threadless Headset | 277 |
Servicing and Lubricating a Threaded Headset | 280 |
When to Replace a Headset | 284 |
Stop That Creaking | 286 |
Hub Maintenance and Adjustment | 287 |
Scrubbing the Hub | 289 |
Picking Up the Pieces | 290 |
Wheel Truing | 292 |
Play Well with Others | 297 |
Go for a Ride? | 299 |
The Club Ride | 300 |
Riding After Dark | 302 |
Organizing a Ride | 304 |
Who Needs an Amusement Park? The Fun Rides | 305 |
The FundRaising Rides | 307 |
Tandemonium | 311 |
Pilot and CoPilot | 312 |
Two for the Road | 313 |
Two for the Trail | 314 |
Tandem Shopping | 316 |
Wanna Race? | 319 |
Your First Road Race | 320 |
Time Trial Road Race Criterium or Track? | 321 |
Before Race Day | 323 |
Your First Mountain Bike Race | 324 |
RaceDay Countdown | 327 |
The Big Day | 328 |
Racers to the Line | 329 |
Improving Your Racing Results | 330 |
Piles of Miles | 331 |
Become a Speed Demon | 334 |
Speed Courtesy of Honda | 335 |
The Sprint of a Cheetah | 336 |
Group Speed Work on the Road | 337 |
Beyond a ThreeHour Tour | 339 |
Plan Your Play Play Your Plan | 340 |
Where in the World Should I Go? | 341 |
Gear Up | 342 |
A Little Dabll Do Ya | 345 |
You Wear It Well | 346 |
What to Bring for Your Bike | 348 |
Meals on Wheels | 350 |
Drink Up | 351 |
A Hudsons Bay Start | 352 |
Fly the Friendly Skies | 353 |
Packing It In | 354 |
Underground Tips | 356 |
Nice Outfit | 357 |
Bolivia | 358 |
England the Cotswolds and South Downs | 359 |
Hawaii Molokai | 360 |
Veneto and Trentino | 361 |
Maine | 362 |
Mexico Copper Canyon | 363 |
New Mexico SingleTrack | 364 |
Puget Sound | 365 |
Vermont Fall Colors | 366 |
The Cycling Life | 369 |
Charting the Course | 370 |
League of American Bicyclists | 371 |
A League of Their Own | 372 |
IMBA | 373 |
Almost Squeaky Clean | 374 |
National Mountain Bike Patrol | 375 |
NORBA | 376 |
RailstoTrails Conservancy | 377 |
USA Cycling | 378 |
USPRO | 379 |
Resources | 381 |
Cyclebabble Glossary | 389 |
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