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Bikes designed for road use only. Could be any road-only bike, but typically means bikes optimized for speed / racing / club rides with drop handlebars, narrow tires and a crouched-forward rider position.
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What's the quickest "boost food" whilst riding in a fast bunch?
my list of favourite energy bombs (some are not very portable and some others you may not be able to easily find them in your country):
brown bread with honey
brown bread with tahini (sesame pulp)
p …
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cars and scooters in a road bike race
I see this a lot in videos from road bike races. A lot of rider team cars mixed with the road bikes doing the actual race.
What is the matter with that? What do they do? Also, don't the riders inhale …
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How to avoid hand strain when landing with a road bike?
Two things:
Learn to absorb the impact. Just before the bike hits the ground need to start retracting your hands and feet. Google "youtube street bmx" and see what they do with their bodies when the …
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How to achieve a tighter turning radius?
Some tips:
Look at where you want to go (the exit of the turn) and not ahead or at your front wheel.
Slightly turn your hips and waist to point to where you want to go (the exit of the turn). Also, …
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Adjusting air pressure in the Tyre /Tire
I assume that:
you run stock Trek 3500 so you have 2 inch tyres
you are not 200lbs (judging by your photo, location and fever for fitness in your profile)
Start with 40 PSI on the rear and 35 PSI …
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How do I know I should replace the chain?
The most common way is to use a "Chain Wear Indicator Gauge" tool. (google for product pages).
If you don't have access to (or don't want to buy) one, you can use a ruler: http://sheldonbrown.com/bra …
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Weird gear ratio for a couple of seconds after crash
The crash made the chain drop from the currently selected front chainring to a smaller one (i.e if you have 3 rings and you where on the middle, it jumped on the 1st - lefmost- smaller one).
The cras …
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Why so few mountain bikers with spandex?
Those guys seem to use basic shorts of one type or another
Most (at least those who pedal more than 5 miles per ride and have been riding for more than 1 year) use some form of spandex with paddi …
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Is a 29.5 km/h average speed decent for a 90 km ride (on road) with an elevation of 1200 m?
Whether your numbers are descent depend on who will answer. I've never riden road so I find those numbers descent, but some people who ride road may tell you that those numbers are mediocre.
If you w …
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