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Summary: 45 articles about cycling bundled and grouped
Review: This book comprise of 45 articles which are neatly grouped into eigth sections. There are lot of good tips in here, especially for the beginning cyclist. But some subjects are always so extensive that is difficult to include all of it in one article. Despite of that fact I particularly liked the chapter describing how the three different energy systems work ("Pedal Power").The eight sections are: The basics, essential skills, safety in traffic, riding stronger and longer, year-round improvement, fueling your engine, medical concerns and special bikes.
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Summary: Not For the Recreational Cyclist
Review: This book seems more concerned with anecdotes about professional cyclists than it is with providing information for the recreational cyclist. It has way too much crowing by the author about his cycling exploits and some dubious advice ("Breathe through your nose.") There is some mystifying blather ("The modern-day road ride is a big-ring hammerfest, where style and form disappear as riders start getting blown off the back when the action heats up.") and an interview with some guy who rides 1,000 miles a week-worthless for the average rider. Some good advice about hydration and safety but not much else.
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Summary: Stuff a cyclist should know
Review: This book, although small and short, is money well-spent. You learn a lot from it, the writing style is great, and appropriate, it always makes a point. The parts about cycling in a city were most applicable to me, and I can say they were great suggestions that help a lot! I actually learnt to steer from this book! It is also very useful to read about how to train (the section about not taking too many long rides, but preferring short intensive rides, and occasional long rides, as well as avoiding overtraining was particularly insightful). You can understand how to read you body when training, what you need to do, how much to stress. The part about cadence, and hear rate really made me want to buy a cadence-enabled cyclocomputer and heart monitor. I don't think this is useful for a real pro, though, since it doesn't include any hard facts, tables, sheets, statistics that you need to compare yourself with. It is a book to begin with, to help you avoid mistaked, and stay healthy on the bike whatever your purpose is.
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