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| Authors: Ed Pavelka, The Editors Of Bicycling Magazine
Publisher: Rodale Press, Inc.
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 40935
Media: Paperback
Pages: 231
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Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.7
ISBN: 0875964869
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.62
EAN: 9780875964867
ASIN: 0875964869
Publication Date: January 15, 1998
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 Literary equivalent to the energy bar August 14, 2005
Alex Welsh (Philadelphia, PA USA)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
This book is broken down into short chapters which can each be read in about three to five minutes. Like Bicycling magazine itself, it manages to be accurate and somewhat helpful, albeit completely insubstantial. I found that reading this book inspired me to ride, which is always a good thing. The subject of road cycling, however, is treated in such a superficial and scattershot manner that the book will probably be of little long term benefit. Like a cliff bar, it's sugary, fast acting, short term fuel for the road.
 A good encouragement to cycle more August 30, 2006
Philip J. Bohlken (Caldwell, Idaho)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Some have criticized this book as if it has little useful to say. But, I found it quite helpful, and I have been cycling for most of the last forty years.
I bought the book because I wanted to dust off my bicycle again after a dozen sedentary years. The last book on cycling I read was Eugene Sloan's "Complete Book of Bicycling." I would say the subtitle is very descriptive of what this book offers: "Your Guide to Riding Faster, Stronger, Longer, and Safer."
The book is written by people who race bicycles. They explain that many training techniques for racing used wisely will make the touring cyclist a much better rider. I found some of the suggestions about when to drink how much water and caution against overreaching and overtraining to be very helpful, but those were not the only things. I can endorse the encouragement to work for smoothness in pedalling as well as a higher cadence in a lower gear instead of lugging it in a gear that is just a little too high.
Because of extra years and extra pounds it will be a while before I can reap all of the benefits I might from this book.
From a recreational cyclist who wants to be competitive November 26, 2003
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I have been cycling recreationally for a number of years, and want to learn more and improve.I have looked at a couple of books, but this one is excellent:
1. All the chapters are short, relevant and written in plain understandable English
2. Within a couple of pages you have several useful tips
3. It has helped me dramatically improve very quickly
A good book for the the strait racing bike. August 31, 2004
fiannor (Galveston County, TX United States)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
This book was written primarily for the strait road/race bicycle, (the one with the curved handlebars). If this is your bike I recommend it, even more so if you intend to race. However, except for a brief topic of converting a mountain bike for the road, there is no mention of hybrids in the book. Maybe the book was made before they were available, hence the info on converting a mountain bike for the road. If you have a road bike with upright handlebars, (hybrid, comfort, touring), you won't find any mention of your bike in the book. And the pictures and info in the chapter on bicycle parts is all geared toward the road/racing bike.
However the book is still worthwhile reading, particularly the chapters on safety, and road skills, dealing with exhaustion, heat, and cold among other helpful topics. I wouldn't recommend it for the advanced cyclist, or those that don't have a dedicated road/race bike, as a first book. But there is still some good stuff here. The black and white drawings of streetwise safety ideas I found particularly helpful.
fiannor
 A Good Primer August 23, 2001
6 out of 13 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed reading this book. As somone who is just getting into cycling I found it to be a good sampling of information wtth the right amount of technical depth for the beginner.
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