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  • The Essential Touring Cyclist: A Complete Guide for the Bicycle Traveler, Second Edition: The Complete Guide for the Bicycle Traveler

    The Essential Touring Cyclist: A Complete Guide for the Bicycle Traveler, Second Edition by Lovett, Richard;

    The Complete Guide for the Bicycle Traveler

    Sorozatcím: INTERNATIONAL MARINE-RMP;

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    • Kiadás sorszáma 2
    • Kiadó International Marine
    • Megjelenés dátuma 2001. január 16.

    • ISBN 9780071360197
    • Kötéstípus Puhakötés
    • Terjedelem160 oldal
    • Méret 233x188x10 mm
    • Súly 299 g
    • Nyelv angol
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    The Essential Series--Your Trusted Guides"One of the best pieces of equipment you can get to prepare for a tour."--Odyssey

    "If you like to bicycle and you're prone to wanderlust, proceed with caution before reading The Essential Touring Cyclist . . . you may find yourself suddenly giving two weeks' notice and hitting the road."--Outdoor Traveler

    "Just about everything a person needs to know to travel by bike."--Denver Post

    Each year thousands of people pedal across the country, and even more choose weekend or weeklong tours near home or abroad. Bike touring is a way to really see and experience the countryside and come home healthier than when you left. The Essential Touring Cyclist, the only fully illustrated manual for bicycle touring, guides you through choosing a bike, equipping and customizing it for touring, and preparing yourself for life on the road. Other features include

    • Getting into shape and dealing with aches and pains
    • Touring solo or with groups
    • Riding skills and endurance techniques
    • Tips on clothing, camping, food, and safety

    Whether you're heading out for a few hours or a few months, this new edition of The Essential Touring Cyclist gives you everything you need to know about traveling on two wheels.

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    Hosszú leírás:

    The Essential Series--Your Trusted Guides"One of the best pieces of equipment you can get to prepare for a tour."--Odyssey

    "If you like to bicycle and you're prone to wanderlust, proceed with caution before reading The Essential Touring Cyclist . . . you may find yourself suddenly giving two weeks' notice and hitting the road."--Outdoor Traveler

    "Just about everything a person needs to know to travel by bike."--Denver Post

    Each year thousands of people pedal across the country, and even more choose weekend or weeklong tours near home or abroad. Bike touring is a way to really see and experience the countryside and come home healthier than when you left. The Essential Touring Cyclist, the only fully illustrated manual for bicycle touring, guides you through choosing a bike, equipping and customizing it for touring, and preparing yourself for life on the road. Other features include

    • Getting into shape and dealing with aches and pains
    • Touring solo or with groups
    • Riding skills and endurance techniques
    • Tips on clothing, camping, food, and safety

    Whether you're heading out for a few hours or a few months, this new edition of The Essential Touring Cyclist gives you everything you need to know about traveling on two wheels.

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    Tartalomjegyzék:

    Introduction

    Cycle Touring 101. Getting Started

    1 Choosing and Equipping a Bicycle

    Types of Bicyles; Gearing; Wheels, Tires, and Tubes; Saddles; Toe Clips; Other Components; Accessories; Useful Additions; How Much Must I Spend?

    2 Equipping Yourself

    Helmets; Gloves; Eye Shields; Shoes; Cycling Shorts; Shirts and Jerseys; Jackets and Wind Shells; Rain Gear; Cold-Weather Clothing

    3 Making Friends with Your Bike and Staying Friendly

    Before You Buy; Stems and Cranks; Adjustments

    4 Basic Riding Skills

    Pedaling Cadence; Riding in Traffic; Traffic Laws; Wind; Dogs; Railroad Tracks, Cattle Guards, and Rumble Strips

    5 Day Tours and Training Rides

    Training Basics; Spring Training; Base Training; Training for a Tour; Training through Winter; Stretching and Weight Lifting; Doing Your First Century

    Cycle touring 102. Beyond Day Riding

    6 Organized Tours

    Summer Camp on Wheels

    7 Vans and Credit Cards: You Don't Have to Camp or Carry a Lot of Weight

    Types of Tours

    8 Loaded Touring: You Can Take It All With You

    Basic Camp Equipment; Bags; Loading Up; Getting Rid of the Shimmies; Other Packing Tips; Light-Touring Rig; What to Carry

    9 Life on the Road

    Choosing a Destination; Where to Spend the Night; Route Planning: You Say There's a Big Hill Ahead?; Finding Your Way through Cities and Towns; Showers, Sanitation, and Locks; Food; Water; Group Size

    10 Challenges and Adversities: With Proper Preparation, Both Can Be Fun (Almost)

    Hills and Mountains; Poor Visibility: Forest and Fog; Deserts; Living--Or at Least Drinking--Off the Land; Bridges, Tunnels, and Freeways; Gravel; Construction Zones; Hitching a Ride; Avoiding Confrontations; Rain; Night Riding

    11 Getting There: Planes, Trains, Automobiles, Buses, and Ferries

    Making a Choice

    Appendix: 65 Great Tours--and More

    Index

    Acknowledgments

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