Basic Essentials: Bicycle Touring 2nd Edition

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Item # GP-40093  ISBN: 9780762740093




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In this 2nd edition of Basic Essentials: Bicycle Touring you'll learn the basics to packing and touring safely on your own; tricking out your bike for easy and comfortable riding; selecting the proper outfit, from helmet to shoes; fueling up and keeping hydrated; pedaling, turning, and stopping like a pro; surviving traffic in a group ride; and much, much more.

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction: Why Do We Ride?
• The World of Bicycle Touring
• Approaches to Touring
• Touring on Your Own
• Solo or with Friends
• Guided Tours
• Your Bike and Your Body
• The Touring Bike
• Fitting Your Bike to You
• Let Your Body Fine-Tune Your Fit
• Tricking Out Your Bike
• The Saddle
• What to Wear
• Dressing the Part
• Helmets
• Health and Nutrition
• Drink Up!
• Ride to Eat, Eat to Ride
• On the Road
• Easy, Efficient Riding
• Touring Safely
• Bad Dogs
• Surviving a Group Ride
• A Basic Tool Kit

For a generation, the Basic Essentials series has been as much a part of the outdoors experinece as backpacks and hiking boots. Information-packed tools for the novice or handy references for the veteran, these volumes distill years of knowledge into affordable and portable books. Whether you're planning a trip or thumbing for facts in the field, Basic Essentials books tell you what you need to know.

About the Author

Dennis Stuhaug is a cyclo-tourist, commuter, competitive cyclist, and race official who began riding a bike with his first Columbia at age seven. A freelance writer for both popular and industry publications, he has toured extensively with his wife, usually on a tandem, in North America and Europe.

Basic Essentials: Bicycle Touring 2nd Edition