High Tech Cycling
2nd Edition
Published on 12. March 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
328 pages
978-0-7360-4507-0 (ISBN)
Description
Offering clear explanations and practical applications for cutting edge science, this book details critical performance issues for both road and mountain biking. The scientific justification for equipment positioning and training decisions is expained, illuminating the human-technology interface.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Champaign
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
84 black & white illustrations, 41 black & white halftones
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
522 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7360-4507-0 (9780736045070)
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Previous edition
Edmund R. Burke
High-Tech Cycling
Book
03/2003
Human Kinetics Publishers
€39.78
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Content
Selecting cycling equipment; bicycle suspension systems and mountain bike technology; body positioning for cycling; optimizing the crank cycle and pedalling cadence; cycling biomechanics - road and mountain; power requirements - road and mountain; the cycling world hour record; attitude training in preparation for competition at sea level; nutrition for competitive cycling; physiology of professional road cycling; physiology of mountain biking.