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High-tech Cycling High-tech Cycling
About the Product
For serious cyclists, cycling coaches, and triathletes, the quest for a
technical edge never stops. Now two-time U.S. Olympic cycling team
staff member and renowned cycling author Ed Burke leads a team of top
cycling scientists to reveal the latest advances in the sport.
The newest edition of High-Tech Cycling
picks up where the first edition left off, incorporating the most
current information on cycling technology, technique, physiology, and
mechanics in one comprehensive book. Thorough explanations, along with
supportive graphs and illustrations, give you an in-depth understanding
of the dynamics between human and machine that combine to create
champions of the sport.
Thirteen experts contributed to this book, compiling the latest
scientific information available to enhance your cycling performance.
From bike optimization to body positioning,High-Tech Cycling provides the details you want, including new information you won稚 find in any other book.
With each chapter, you値l gain fresh insights and new information from another research insider. In High-Tech Cycling,
you値l learn more than what to do and how to do it; you値l discover the
scientific justification for equipment, positioning, and key training
decisions. The book covers every aspect of the cycling world, from
racing on the road to specific elements of mountain biking.
High-Tech Cycling cuts through opinions and misinformation to
give you the cutting edge on the science behind the sport. From heart
rate monitors and altitude tents to power hubs, suspension systems,
frame construction, pedaling efficiency, and beyond, the book covers
every aspect of technology and technique. Additional chapters are
dedicated to nutrition, altitude training, and the physiological
demands of the sport.
About the Editor
Edmund R. Burke, PhD,
was the pre-eminent author of cyling books and articles since 1986. He
wrote or edited more than 16 books on health, fitness, and cycling,
including Serious Cycling and Fitness Cycling. And he completed this second edition of High-Tech Cycling just prior to his death in late Fall 2002.
Renowned for translating the latest scientific research into practical application, Burke served as a columnist for Adventure Cycling, Cycle Sport Magazine, and Performance Conditioning for Cycling. He has also wrote extensively on cycling physiology, training, nutrition, health, and fitness for VeloNews, Bicycling, and Inside Triathlon. He served as executive editor of Cycling Science and managing editor of Performance Conditioning for Cycling.
Dr. Burke was the physiologist for USA Cycling for seven years. During
that time he worked with the 1980, 1984, and 1996 Olympic cycling
teams, which won nine medals, as well as many world championship teams.
He consulted with several companies in the areas of cycling, fitness
equipment design, nutritional products, and fitness programs. His
professional memberships included a role as fellow of the American
College of Sports Medicine and also as vice president of research for
the National Strength and Conditioning Association from 1993 to 1995.
Dr. Burke earned a doctorate in exercise physiology from The Ohio State
University. He was a professor and director of the exercise science
program at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, where he
lived with his wife, Kathleen.
NOTE: This is nonreturnable product and all purchases are final.
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