Performance Cycling: A Scientific Way to Get the Most Out of Your Bike

by Stuart Baird

This is the book to help your ride effectively, whether for speed, endurance, or enjoyment. Dealing with every aspect of cycling and the essential mechanics and physics of the bike, it provides a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1892495287
• ISBN13: 9781892495280
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Cycle Publishing
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent

If you've ever wanted to understand the science behind cycling, this book is an excellent read. About as enjoyable as a science book can get. The author explores many everyday cycling phenomena and explains what's going on, giving the reader a better understanding to apply technique and strategy.For example, when coming to a short and steep downhill road, followed by a short uphill, is it better to: 1) speed up in the beginning and try to coast fast downhill and hopefully coast up the hill; 2) save your energy on the downhill and pedal uphill or 3) some combination of the two.Read the book and the author explains, via computations for work and energy which approach is most efficient.