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10 Ways Not To Get Hit
Ever hear of a "Right Cross" or the "Door Prize" That’s good if you haven’t........your a smart cyclist. This communication shows you real ways you can get hit and real ways to avoid them.
visit: http://bicyclesafe.com/

Bicycling Magazine "250 Tips Article"
Lessons learned and passed to us from Biking Magazine
visit: documents/250Tips.pdf

Fine Tune Your Biking Fit
Have you ever experienced wrist numbness? Does the front of your knee hurt? Perhaps the solution is just tuning your bike to you.
visit: http://www.performancebike.com/content/bicycling_fine_tune_fit.cfm

How to Ride Safely...some of the tricks
Simple Basic Safety Advice
visit: http://www.jimlangley.net/crank/safety.html#top

My Riding Notes for the Beginner
Some basic, basic riding notes for the new or returning rider. Have FUN! (Author-Paul Swearingen, Principal Systems Engineer, RCI Cedar Rapids, IA)
visit: documents/RidingNotes.pdf

Perfect Your Pedaling
Some Practical Knowledge here........check it out! Bike ON!
visit: http://www.jimlangley.net/crank/ridetech.html

So......how do I use all those gears?
Shift before you need it. Reduce the stress on your knees and accelerate UPHILL. Find YOUR natural Cadence here. (Author-Paul Swearingen, Principal Systems Engineer, RCI Cedar Rapids, IA)
visit: documents/GearChanging.pdf

Twenty Three Tips for Wellness Cycling
Contributions from the wellness community on bike safety and comfort.
visit: http://www.wellnessletter.com/html/fw/fwFit06Cycling.html

Why you shouldn’t ride on sidewalks
There’s a discussion under way on biketoworkspokane (look it up and join!) about the dangers of cycling on sidewalks. Eileen Hyatt posted a great link to research demonstrating how dangerous it is for everyone when cyclists ride on sidewalks. Consider this, there are more crossing cars on sidewalks than on the roadway.....where you should be riding.
visit: http://www.bikexprt.com/bikepol/facil/sidepath/sidecrash.htm

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