Richard a Lovett

The Essential Touring Cyclist

The Complete Guide for the Bicycle Traveler

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McGraw Hill LLC
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Januar 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 238mm x 187mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 331g
• ISBN-13: 9780071360197
• ISBN-10: 0071360190
• Artikelnr.: 21430511

Autorenporträt

Richard A. Lovett (Portland, OR) has published more than 500 magazine and newspaper articles on travel, science, and cycling. He is the co-author of The Essential Cross Country Skier and Freewheelin': A Solo Journey Across America.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Cycle Touring 101. Getting Started1 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 Riding6 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