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The Complete Book of Long-Distance Cycling: Build the Strength, Skills, and Confidence to Ride as Far as You Want |  | Authors: Edmund R. Burke, Ed Pavelka
Creator: Bicycling Magazine
Publisher: Rodale Books
Category: Book
List Price: $21.99
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Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 16445
Media: Paperback
Pages: 288
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7
ISBN: 1579541992
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.711
EAN: 9781579541996
ASIN: 1579541992
Publication Date: October 6, 2000
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Product Description
Ride Strong, Ride Long ... Whether Your Goal Is 30 Miles or 3,000
From two of the country's top cycling experts the most comprehensive guide ever to achieving the strength, skills, and strategies you need for long-distance riding. Whether you're training for day rides, centuries, or cross-country trips, The Complete Book of Long-Distance Cycling helps you choose the right equipment, train step-by-step, and map out your riding strategy so that you can go the distance.
Discover how to:
* Make the most of every hour on your bike
* Build your mileage base efficiently
* Customize your training to suit your personality and physical capabilities
* Build extra training time into your hectic schedule
* Avoid injuries and the dangers of overtraining
* Achieve the mental edge you need to ride farther and faster
* Train for both road and off-road touring
* Choose cycling gear that goes and goes
* Eat for the long haul-- nutrtion before, during, and after your rides
To help you achieve your riding goals, The Complete Book of Long-Distance Cycling gives you complete, step-by-step training programs for riding a half-century, century, double century, and beyond. You'll also find strategies and techniques for special situations, such as riding in bed weather and riding at night. Published by the world's leading authority on bicycling, this informative guide is a must-have for all cycling enthusiasts.
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 Great book July 21, 2010
Samantha Fox (wa)
Really great service, arrived prompt and as advertised. A must read for anyone preparing to do a long ride for the first time.
Great resource for an overlooked genre April 26, 2010
J. Beck (Seattle, WA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The bulk of the books on cycling out there are about racing, which is cool but not especially helpful for the mere mortals (like myself) who just want to improve distance. I bought this in preparation for the Seattle to Portland ride, and it's more than paid for itself in the benefits I've gotten from it.
The book is comprehensive in its coverage, and written specifically for the rider who is training to complete a century ride. It includes sections on nutrition, bike fit, training schedules, equipment, etc., all of which is relevant to the working cyclist. The advice it gave about neck soreness helped me get over a debilitating tendency I have to tense my shoulders, leaving my neck so tired after 40 miles that I can't lift my head. Now I'm riding >50 miles with no problems.
Includes sample training schedules for single and double centuries. Highly recommended.
 Good book and worth the read March 22, 2010
NWA (NW Arkansas)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have read this book a couple of times and spot read it just to help me go to sleep at night. It is like so many other books and is a little out of date but still has good and useful information.
F-A-N-T-A-S-T-I-C BOOK ON EVERYTHING CYCLING! March 21, 2010
Caroline McMASTER (Florida)
JOHN R. (1st reviewer; OCTOBER, 2008) HAS DESCRIBED THIS BOOK PERFECTLY. I CAN'T ADD ANYTHING TO HIS REVIEW. HE IS RIGHT ON THE MONEY, AND THIS BOOK IS WELL WORTH EVERY PENNY!!! DON'T BOTHER LOOKING FOR ANY OTHER BOOK ON THIS SUBJECT. YOU'VE FOUND IT HERE!
Cycling Book April 17, 2009
Kathy (Colorado)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Wonderful book; easy to read and understand. I highly recommend it for anyone embarking on a long distance ride.
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