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How to Improve Cycling Performance by Pedaling Technique

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Pedaling is an important acting element to cycling performance in a simple circle is a complex thing, but you can control it to save energy, crucial to ensure that you get the absolute most power from each revolution as riders can generate the same quantity of power at a heart rate as five beats per minute lower. It seems that the effortless pedaling technique is a symbol of a good and pro cyclist, growing with over countless miles and millions of pedal revolutions, and can play an important role in the improvements in stamina and power output while decreasing the...

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The Benefits of Cycling

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Since its advent in the 19th century, the bicycle has remained the principal mode of transportation in many parts of the world. With the passage of time, It has also become a part of recreation, adult fitness, commercial and security applications. The bicycle is destined to attain greater popularity due to several reasons. It is cost-effective. It is energy efficient. It is environmentally friendly. It is an easy and cheap means of remaining mobile, fit and agile.Reach your destination faster.When coming across traffic jams, riding a bicycle will save you much time. According to the researches by Citroen, commute by...

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10 Tips Help Your Children Cycle Safely

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Seeing your child ride a bike for the first time, unaided and without training wheels, is one of the proudest feelings a parent can experience. It may sound a bit clichéd (okay, a lot clichéd) but wait until you've done it, then tell me you didn't enjoy the cliché.There is no point in you trying to explain the whole process verbally to your child (I'm not sure it would work for teaching an adult). Learning to ride a bike is an intuitive one, based on unconscious movements. Your aim is to provide the conditions that make the learning process as...

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How to Overhaul Bottom Bracket

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Remove the nut or screw on the crank. In order to be attached to the bike, the crank usually has a nut, a screw or a bolt. To remove the nut or the screw, you can use a regular socket wrench, probably 14 or 15mm. Sometimes, the nut is hidden behind a little plastic dust cap, you can just pop that off with a screwdriver.Next, you should thread the crank grabber into the crank. Make sure the push-pin is retracted. And then thread the crank grabber onto the crank. Make sure to tighten it all the way in so that...

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How to clean and lubricate rear derailleurs

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Clean well lubricated derailleurs are an essential part of a smooth shifting drivetrain. In this article, it will demonstrate in four easy steps how to clean and lubricate your rear derailleur.First thing you will need is a small flat blade screwdriver, then a good brush set like the finish line brush set, finish line speed, clean speed degreaser, finish line dry Teflon Lube to spray down the derailleur with, and finish line extreme Fluora fluorinated grease to apply to the pivots. Last but not least, you will need your trusty rack.Step one: Cleaning the derailleur pulleys.Cleaning the derailleur pulleys is...

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