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| Gear Shifting | For beginner or intermediate cyclists. |
Everything You Wanted To Know About Shifting Your Bicycle's Gears,
But Were Afraid To Ask.This is an introduction to gear shifting, and the basics of how a derailer works. How, why and when to shift gears.
| Bicycling and Pain | Where does it hurt? |
Riding a bike isn't supposed to be a painful experience.
Click on the body part that hurts for advice on easing the pain!
| Adjusting Handlebar Height | Higher or Lower? |
If your handlebars are at the wrong height for your riding style, you'll be uncomfortable or slow.
| Starting and Stopping | Do you really know how to ride a bike? |
Proper technique for safe starting and stopping.
| A Comfortable Saddle | Something everybody wants. |
What you should know about saddles and seatposts.
| Shoes and pedals | For all cyclists |
Choosing shoes and pedals to suit your style of riding -- and clothing.
| Braking and Turning | For all cyclists |
Braking and turning technique.
| Standing to Pedal | When should you stand to pedal?. |
Most cyclists spend too much time out of the saddle...do you?
| Freewheel or Cassette? | Which type of gear cluster do you have? |
Much time and money is wasted as a result of confusion between these two incompatible systems.
| Why Reflectors Don't Work | by John Schubert |
Don't trust your life to reflectors, you need lights to ride at night!
| Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Glossary | For all cyclists. |
An encyclopedic listing of bicycle lore, technical data and opinions.
| Cycling For Fun (U.K.) | http://cyclingforfun.co.uk |
Lots of information for beginning cyclists.
| Bicycling Street Smarts | For all cyclists |
John Allen's tutorial on bicycle handling and traffic skills
