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Workouts in a Binder Swim, for Triathletes

thechainring — Fri, 21 May 2010 14:30:18 +0000

Clear descriptions of workout codes and drillsInstruction for ongoing fitness testing10 workouts for Ironman-distance training Item SpecificationsBook TopicTraining

Triathlons for Women 4th Edition

thechainring — Fri, 21 May 2010 14:30:12 +0000

Item SpecificationsBook TopicTraining

Come and Gone by Joe Parkin

thechainring — Fri, 21 May 2010 14:30:09 +0000

Come and Gone, A true story of blue-collar bike racing in America. After five years of blue-collar cycling in Belgium, Joe Parkin returns to the United States looking for a ride. He joins the elite Coors Lite road team as a key member, but the adjustment to domestic racing, with small crowds, inexperienced teammates, and poorly promoted events, proves difficult. Disillusioned, Joe is ready to hang up his cleats when he is offered a contract with a pro mountain bike team. The freshness of mountain biking proves to be an elixir: Joe’s career blossoms and he rediscovers his love of the sport. Come and Gone is a rare, frank, and intimate sports memoir. Item SpecificationsBook TopicRacing

Zinn & Art of Road Bike Maintenance 3rd Ed.

thechainring — Fri, 21 May 2010 14:30:05 +0000

A senior technical writer for VeloNews and Inside Triathlon, Lennard Zinn shares his experience and insight. Each chapter is devoted to a specific part of the bicycle, maintenance and emergency on-the-road repairs. PaperbackMore than 300 illustrations Item SpecificationsBook TopicRepair

Graham Watson’s Tour de France Travel Guide

thechainring — Fri, 21 May 2010 14:29:53 +0000

Velo Press Graham Watson’s Tour de France Travel Guide. Featuring hundreds of Graham’s award-winning photographs along with full-color maps, travel tips, checklists, and travel resources, this book presents a fresh and unique strategy for getting around the Tour’s many daily obstacles to find a front-row seat for all the action. Item SpecificationsBook TopicGuide

The Triathlete’s Training Bible 3rd ed

thechainring — Fri, 21 May 2010 14:29:50 +0000

This is the second edition of Joe Friel’s best-selling book and features tips on training smarter, not harder, with a personalized plan. It provides proven techniques and drills to improve performances and strategies for racing, recovery and adapting the plan as needed. Exploring the science behind training, Friel discusses nutrition, fuel, strength training and skill building. Paperback Black and white illustrations Item SpecificationsBook TopicTraining

A Dog in a Hat: An American Bike Racer’s Story

thechainring — Fri, 21 May 2010 14:29:47 +0000

A Dog in a Hat: An American Bike Racer’s Story of Mud, Drugs, Blood, Betrayal, and Beauty in Belgium. A Dog in a Hat is the remarkable story of Joe Parkin. In 1987, Parkin left the comforts of home to become a bike racer in Belgium, the hardest place in the world to be a bike racer. As one of the first American pros in Europe, Parkin was what the Belgians call “a dog with a hat on” – something familiar, yet decidedly out of place. Item SpecificationsBook TopicRacing

Campagnolo:75 Years of Cycling Passion

thechainring — Fri, 21 May 2010 14:29:44 +0000

Campagnolo: 75 Years of Cycling Passion. As Leica is to cameras and Ferrari to racing automobiles, Campagnolo is to cycling: the designer, developer, manufacturer and supplier of the finest parts for bicycles ever made. Campagnolo’s jewel-like brakes, pedals, derailleurs, cranksets, and wheels are acknowledged throughout the world as the most desirable, reliable, and race-worthy of all. Campagnolo: 75 Years of Cycling Passion is a celebration of this legacy that will be cherished by every cycling fan. Item SpecificationsBook TopicOther

Your First Triathlon VeloPress

thechainring — Fri, 21 May 2010 14:29:41 +0000

Your First Triathlon, written by Joe Friel, maps out a 12-week plan, requiring just 5 hours of training each week. It’s the start of a lifestyle focused on health, fitness, and personal growth. This book provides the training plans, workouts, checklists, instruction, and illustrations that first-timers are clamoring to know. PaperbackBlack and white illustrations Item SpecificationsBook TopicTraining

The Triathlete’s Training Diary VeloPress

thechainring — Fri, 21 May 2010 14:29:38 +0000

Designed by triathletes and coaches, this training diary helps you record and interpret every aspect of cycling and multisport training. Coach Joe Friel shows the essentials of training, keeping a log and planning the entire season with an annual training schedule. Includes 53 weekly spreads, charts and room for physiological and power meter data, race results and weekly summaries Item SpecificationsBook TopicTraining

Zinn & Art of Mtn Bike Maintenance 4th Edition

thechainring — Fri, 21 May 2010 14:29:34 +0000

Lennard Zinn explains and demonstrates how to maintain and repair the different components of a mountain bike. Lists basic tools and equipment and how to select the size of a built-up bicycle from body measurements. Lennard Zinn explains and demonstrates how to completely and properly maintain every component of a mountain bike, including chains, derailleurs, shifters, wheels, brakes, cranks, bottom brackets, pedals, saddles, seatposts, suspension systems, handlebars, stems, headsets, forks, and framesDescribes and rates every repair and counsels the novice bike mechanic how to decide whether or not to take the bike to a bike shop for professional attentionExtensive line drawings show how parts fit together and illustrate the tools required for every type of bikeExplains emergency on-trail repair tricksCompletely revised and updated to include the most recent information on state-of-the-art mountain bike components Item SpecificationsBook TopicRepair

Velo News Training Diary

thechainring — Fri, 21 May 2010 14:29:31 +0000

The Velo Press & Barnett Velo News Training Diary Book contains 52 undated, one-week spreads to record every facet of each day’s workout, including the type of workout, duration, weather, route, distance, time, heart rate, weight and much more, as well as weekly summary and race sections to document progress. Joe Friel and VeloNews have combined forces to deliver the best-ever training diary for cyclistsAn indispensable tool for the competitive cyclistSpiral-bound paperback, 244 pages Item SpecificationsBook TopicTraining