Cycling Blog
How to Replace the Three-Speed-Type Shifter
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What you need:3-speed shifter, ball bone (trigger), cable, anchor bolt, dusting barrel (you might not need that).The anchor bolt is a turn barrel fitted a nut and bolt, and in the bolt has a hole. They all the same that come with the cable which is a little bit different but it still does the same exact function. It threads onto the end of the indicator chain which screws into the hub on the inside right through the hole here, you would stick it in a kind of finagle itself in there and then twist around. There are two different...
10 Tips on Keeping the Cyclist's Knees Healthy
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Cyclists often believe they are immune to knee pain because "there is no impact." Nothing could be further from the truth, it precisely impacts that forces the knee to adapt and thicken the cartilage inside the knee. Quality impact (jumping with good form at low volumes, running with good form at low volumes, etc.) can protect your knees in the long ride from meniscus issues you just have to be mindful of the volume and technique. Cycling generally leads to strong quads at the expense of the hamstrings and gluteal. Here are 10 tips for cyclists to protect your knees.Adjust...
Is the 4ucycling Cycling Clothing Suitable for an Elder?
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The physical condition of an elder cyclist might be less strong than a young rider because the muscle aging is inevitable. But with the help of cycling, aging resistance is not totally impossible. That implicates why the number of the elders cycling is on the rise in the recent decades.To stay healthy, adults aged 19-64 should, according to British guidelines, try to be active daily and should do (one of many activities recommended): at least 150 minutes of moderate aerobic activity such as cycling or fast walking every week, and strength exercises on two or more days a week that...
The five reasons why road bikes are faster than mountain bikes
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Biking is a fun way to improve our fitness, meet up with new people and absorb our environs at a slower pace than possible from a speeding automobile. Bikes are not so fast, but different bikes still have different speed. Generally speaking, road bikes are faster than mountain bikes.There are main five reasons.What comes to first is aerodynamics. Aerodynamics is a very big factor. Aerodynamics is the study of the motion of air, particularly its interaction with a solid object, such as an airplane wing. To demonstrate this, get a road bike and a mountain bike and put the two...
How to maintain the brake pad?
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Take a look into the caliper and check your piston and the pad. Strictly speaking, the pads are made of two bits: a metal backing and the pad material. Sandwiched between the two pads is the metal spring that pushes the pads back out. Look how much of the pad material is left and start your brake pad maintenance.Brake pads should be the correct material for the braking surface (not usually an issue unless you have carbon rims.) The pad needs to be free from excessive wear and free from grit and dirt as this will impede braking and damage...