Chapter 1
Expand Your Expectations of Cycling
Integrate cycling into your life through nine recommendations, from how to evaluate and fix problems caused by incorrect postures and movements to how to develop a personal riding style that keeps cycling fun, healthy, and enticing. Bliss comes from practicing simplicity, moderation, self-nurturing, reflection, relaxation, and being fully present.

Chapter 2
Cycling Builds Fitness, Develops Life Skills, and Improves Attitudes
Explore the benefits of riding, from physical agility to psychological and spiritual balance. Cycling develops problem-solving skills, nurtures self-sufficiency, and increases confidence.

Chapter 3
Balanced Muscle Alignment and Reduced Tension Enhance Riding Comfort and Control
Discover the origins of discomfort, from bicycle setup to incorrect riding technique. Stretching, strengthening, and conscious breathing increase endurance and enjoyment.

Chapter 4
Tools for Integrated Wellness
Increase ways of optimizing fitness, from cardiovascular exercises to Yoga postures. Proper conditioning begins with correct breathing and is enhanced by inner and outer disciplines.

Chapter 5
Riding Style Modifications Optimize Comfort, Efficiency, and Wellness
Improve your riding through exercises, from foot strengthening to shoulder and neck relaxation. This core chapter outlines the function of each body part and provides exercises to correct problems as well as optimum technique and how to achieve it.

Chapter 6
Customized Bicycle Setup Supports Riding Style
Fit your bike to your body by focusing on details, from how to calculate and match body-to-bike measurements to understanding how cog and chain ring choice affect pedaling. Answers to common questions about bicycle modifications are detailed.

Chapter 7
Sustained Riding Performance Depends on Balanced Resources
Expand the elements that contribute to strength, from understanding the value of oxygen, fluids, food, and sleep to how to build riding confidence. Conscientious care for your body increases your stamina.

Chapter 8
Proper Clothing Extends Riding Seasons
Ride in all types of weather with tips, from understanding clothing technology to riding in wind and rain and hot and cold weather. Clothing and textile designs are available to make riding comfortable in weather conditions.

Chapter 9
Riding With Contentment in Urban Areas Requires Special Attention
Increase your joy when riding in traffic by focusing on what’s needed, from precautions that reduce chances of collision and injury to games that help when you’re sharing the road with distracted motorists.

Glossary

Index of Yoga Postures and Exercises

Appendices
A. History of author’s evolution as a cyclists and bicycle retailer including research methodology
B. Labeled bicycle parts
C. Labeled human anatomy
D. Food Pyramids
E. Recipes
F. Chart for recording bicycle mechanical service

Index