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Zinn's Cycling Primer
by Lennard
Zinn
$24.95
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Zinn's Cycling Primer is
a comprehensive maintenance guide for cyclists of all levels,
but it is also something more: It looks beyond the bike
to address the cyclist's body and ways to maximize both
bike and body for increased enjoyment and improved performance.
Zinn tackles 50 topics including:
- Setup
- Fine-Tuning the Body
- Road Skills
- Mountain Bike Skills
- Road Maintenance and Tuning
- Mountain Bike Maintenance & Tuning
- Everyday Skills to Take Care of Your Bike
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| Zinn
gives practical advice and sound solutions, drawing from some
of the most knowledgeable athletes, mechanics and physicians
in the world of cycling. |
Lennard Zinn is well
known in the cycling world for his savvy explanations of
bicycles and bike components. He is a bicycle frame builder,
technical writer, avid cyclist and bike lover who serves
as the senior technical editor for VeloNews, Inside Triathlon,
and SKi Racing magazines. His other books include Zinn &
The Art of Road Bike Maintenance and several others.
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| Contents |
| Part
1: Initial Setup |
| 1 Saddle Height |
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2 Saddle Fore, Aft, and Tilt Positio
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| 3 Handlebar Reach
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| 4 Handlebar Height
and Tilt |
| 5 Bike Setup for
Aerodynamic Time Trialing |
| 6 Bike Setup for
Triathlons |
| 7 Setting up Clip-in
Pedals and Shoes |
| 8 Orthotics |
| 9 Determining
Ideal Crank Length |
| 10 Choosing the
Correct Frame Size |
| 11 Adjusting for
Leg-Length Discrepancies |
| 12 Haney's Way:
Another Bike Setup Method |
| 13 Other Bike
Fit Resources |
| Part 2: Fine-Tuning
Your Body |
| 14 Nutrition |
| 15 Assessing Your
Condition |
| 16 Raising Your
Lactate Threshold |
| 17 Improving Your
Cycling Economy |
| 18 Training with
a Power Meter |
| 19 Overtraining,
Rest and Periodization |
| 20 Back Pain and
Cycling |
| 21 Massage and
Recovery |
| 22 Stretching |
| 23 Core Strengthening
and Injury Prevention |
| Part 3: Road
Bike Skills |
| 24 Cornering,
Descending, and Countersteering |
| 25 Climbing |
| 26 Dressing for
Mountain Riding and Changing Weather |
| 27 Racing! |
| Part 4: Mountain
Bike Skills |
| 28 Basic Mountain
Bike Skills |
| 29 Climbing Steep
Trails |
| 30 Descending
Technical Trails |
| 31 Doing a Wheelie |
| 32 Doing a Bunny
Hop |
| 33 Planks and
High, Skinny Bridges |
| 34 Mastering Drop-Offs
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| Part 5: Road
Bike Maintenance and Tuning |
| 35 Small Chainrings:
Road Triples and Compact-Drive Doubles |
| 36 Tubular Tires
and Wheels |
| 37 Upgrading Campagnolo
Ergopower Levers |
| 38 Aerodynamic
Equipment |
| Part 6: Road
and Mountain Bike Maintenance and Tuning |
| 39 Using Shims
to Fix What Ails Your Bike |
| 40 Frame Geometry
and Bike Stability |
| 41 Changing a
Flat Tire Quickly |
| 42 Tightening
Bolts |
| 43 Making Your
Drivetrain Last Longer |
| 44 Keeping Your
Chain On |
| Part 7: Mountain
Bike Maintenance and Tuning |
| 45 Setting Up
and Maintaining Tubeless Tires |
| 46 Setting Up
Brake Levers |
| 47 Keeping Your
Grips in Place |
| 48 Upgrading Your
Bike to Disc Brakes |
| 49 Truing Wobbly
Dis Brake Rotors |
| 50 Suspension
Tuning |
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