Beginner’s Guide to Cycling

Article by Mark Taylor · Find me on Google+ · Date: 2nd Jul 2011 ·

On Your Bike! Your Complete Beginner’s Guide to Cycling, is packed full of essential information about bikes and riding from buying advice to skills and fitness plans. There’s also a glossary to help you interpret all that bike jargon.

Find out why riding a bike is good for your health, your wallet and the environment and how it can be a great family activity. If you’ve not yet bought a bike, there’s a guide you’ll find handy which talks through the process of deciding which bike you need and how to make sure it is set up correctly.

You can also find out how to look after your bike and how to use the brakes and gears to master riding in rough terrain and traffic.

Finally, learn how you can use cycling to help you get fit with advice on training, stretching and nutrition.

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