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""This is a tremendous compendium. Ed Burke has assembled some of the greatest cycling minds of our time and put them to good use."
Lennard Zinn
Technical editor, VeloNews and Inside Triathlon
,","."with discussions ranging from basic equipment selection to the nuances of optimal cycling biomechanics, High-Tech Cycling contains a wealth of information on a variety of topics that will be of immediate interest to cyclists of all levels and abilities."""
Steve Johnson, PhD
Chief Operating Officer and Director of Athletics for USA Cycling
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"""This book provides valuable insights into the dynamics that exist between the cyclist and the machine, and serves as a noteworthy final tribute to Ed Burke and his commitment to cycling science.""
" --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
Lennard Zinn
Technical editor, VeloNews and Inside Triathlon
,","."with discussions ranging from basic equipment selection to the nuances of optimal cycling biomechanics, High-Tech Cycling contains a wealth of information on a variety of topics that will be of immediate interest to cyclists of all levels and abilities."""
Steve Johnson, PhD
Chief Operating Officer and Director of Athletics for USA Cycling
From Tailwinds
"""This book provides valuable insights into the dynamics that exist between the cyclist and the machine, and serves as a noteworthy final tribute to Ed Burke and his commitment to cycling science.""
" --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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Contains the most recent advances in physiological, biomechanical, nutritional, and technical advances in cycling. The book provides insights and practical applications to improve cycling training and performance. The book is divided into 11 chapters covering a broad range of topics of interest to serious cyclists. It examines: criteria for selecting comfortable and efficient riding equipment; the physics, engineering, and performance of mountain bike suspensions; the effects of body size and weight, as well as body positioning, on cycling performance; optimal pedalling cadence and equipment adjustment; recent findings related to the biomechanics of cycling; the energy cost of cycling, and how to optimally refuel the body for endurance cycling; resistance training programmes for off-road cyclists; and the prevention of knee injuries in cycling. Each chapter of the book also contains suggestions for future research, which point towards the next horizon in cycling science.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is not an easy read on the whole. It's basically a collection of technical articles about cycling, and one or two of the articles verge on requiring an engineering degree to fully appreciate them. For example, there is a chapter on avoiding knee injuries which in fact consists of details of a study done on the effects of different pedal types on the various stresses on the knee joint which occur during cycling. My favourite chapter was the one on choosing equipment, which goes into great detail about the comparative effects of air resistance versus rolling resistance, and includes advice on the best position for your water bottle(!) A lot of the information is things that cyclists intuitively know in any case. For example, it apparently helps to draught behind another rider, or better in a group, or best of all behind a lorry. Well cheers, I didn't need a man with a clip board and a slide rule to tell me that. Indeed, the chapter on pedalling cadence effectively bows to the greater knowledge of the experienced cyclist and ends up saying, "Well if you interpret the results of the various studies this way then they don't look so bad." And finally, I felt the book may be a little out of date. It was only published in 1996, but at the end of each article is a section titled "Directions for Future Research" and you get the feeling that in some cases this research will have already been done. At bottom though there is some useful information in this book, and I quite enjoyed reading it. Other chapters include information on suspension, the effects of body size, nutrition and gym workouts.
Format:Paperback
A spur of the moment review of a spur of the moment purchase... the sort of decision that you can end up regretting... however, I found this book to be of interest even though a lot of the information held within is sort of old hat now - as everything that is in the book can now be found in the wider public domain of the internet. This doesn't mean that the book is not to be recommended, just ensure that you get the second edition - not the first as I did - so that you get the most up-to-date information/advice. All-in-all, whilst not absolutely essential reading that some of the competition provide(Joe Friel's The Cyclist's Training Bible to name but one) I would say that if you can get this book at a good price you won't be totally disappointed.
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60 of 61 people found the following review helpful
Describes well how power is generated and dissipated
10 Nov 1999
Format:Paperback
This book covers the major areas of interest to cyclists and coaches. The ordering of the chapters is a little haphazard , but it covers nutrition , biomechanics , energy dissipation , position and suspension. If you want to know the whys of cycling , this is the book to read .So many cycling books seem to rely on subjective comment , this uses objective measurement and presents the data in such a way that the reader can easily extend the text and apply it to their needs. Each chapter is written by different writers and the stylistic differences can be a bit offputting on times , but the shear amount of objective information is astounding . You can use the data to quantify the effect of a few ounces of your bike weight , how much difference the latest whizzo wheels will make etc etc . Cycling in general suffers from fasion , this works in favour of the manufacturers , this book will enable you to cut through the rhetoric and give predictions of the effect for you. It is by far the best book on cycling I have ever read . No other book I have seen comes close to being a useful for the serious cyclist . There are a few weaknesses , the major one being no description of typical training regimes for various ability cyclists , and no work correlating training intensity and duration with improvements in performance . But for describing the physics and biology of cycling , it is excellent , I look forward to future publications that cover some of the missing sections. No serious coach should be without this book , no cyclist can afford not to have it .
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Ed's the man...
5 Aug 2005
Format:Paperback
Ed was truely someone who loved cycling, sports medicine, and science. He died riding a few years ago and I hope that when I go I am also doing something that I love.
I have previous editions of this book and several of Ed's other books. I used to be confused about seat height, until I read Ed's collection of data from various studies on the topic. I now keep my road bike saddle at 109% of my inseam (w/shoes), my touring/CX bike at 105%, and my mountain bike at 100-105% depending on whether I am climbing or decending most.
He collects data from around the world, and includes data from his own research. Ed repeats various data across some of his books, but you wont mind, its all good, and relevant. Ed references work by Chris Carmichael (Lance's coach), Steve Hed, Leonard Zinn, Greg LeMond, various sports doctors and researchers, and various expert cyclists. He covers nutrition, hydration, aerodynamics, seat height, geometry, training plans, weight training & cross training, periodization, etc.
Some of the information is non-conclusive - Ed gives the data in a way that allows you to determine what is the best choice for your types of riding, but many times the 'best' choice is so obvious you are not confused or left hanging (like SO MANY other bike books do).
I have previous editions of this book and several of Ed's other books. I used to be confused about seat height, until I read Ed's collection of data from various studies on the topic. I now keep my road bike saddle at 109% of my inseam (w/shoes), my touring/CX bike at 105%, and my mountain bike at 100-105% depending on whether I am climbing or decending most.
He collects data from around the world, and includes data from his own research. Ed repeats various data across some of his books, but you wont mind, its all good, and relevant. Ed references work by Chris Carmichael (Lance's coach), Steve Hed, Leonard Zinn, Greg LeMond, various sports doctors and researchers, and various expert cyclists. He covers nutrition, hydration, aerodynamics, seat height, geometry, training plans, weight training & cross training, periodization, etc.
Some of the information is non-conclusive - Ed gives the data in a way that allows you to determine what is the best choice for your types of riding, but many times the 'best' choice is so obvious you are not confused or left hanging (like SO MANY other bike books do).
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
an excellent resource
5 Jan 2002
Format:Paperback
Ed Burke does an excellent job of choosing experts to write about the different subjects, and using timely research to back up the information. The sheer volume of information is amazing. It is a hard read at times, but it helps if you have an elementary understanding of physics, and biology/physiology. This is a great book for all of us science geeks!
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