Index
Accident, 337
basic rate, 343
bike-bike collision, 360
bike-dog collision, 363
bike-ped collision, 361
falling, 344
helmet operation, 365
studies history, 337
sequence, 364
skill level, 343
summary, 366
Antimotoring motivation, 741
high-density advocacy, 744
importance, 742
mass transit advocacy, 743
motoring convenience hidden, 741
same-direction traffic fear, 742
shopping-center opposition, 743
Balance, 243
Balancing, 259
Bearing, 140
maintenance, 142
types, 141
Bicycle
dimensional standards, 85
recumbent, 80
shapes, 77
Bicycle-related organizations, 757
antimotoring and environmental, 766
Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP), 767
bicycle advocacy, 760
Bicycle Federation of America, 762
California Association of Bicycling Organizations (CABO), 770
government document production, 762
ideological and political, 759
League of American Wheelmen, 771
membership-oriented, 758
profit seeking, 758
summary, 778
United States Cycling Federation (USCF), 767
Bicycle-Safety-Related Research Synthesis, 762
Bicycle Safety Standard. See CPSC
Bicycle shops, 8
Bicycle types, 10
Bike-safety programs, 661
Effective Cycling prospects, 667
inaccurate public knowledge, 661
irrationality, 666
Only One Road, 666
shooting gallery, 665
traditional programs, 663
Bikeway intersection, 444
Bikeway creation, 711
bike boom motivation, 712
bikes delaying motorists, 712
California Statewide Bicycle Committee, 714
California Bicycle Facilities Committee, 717
California standards 1976, 721
California to national standard, 723
cities oppose road cycling, 718
cycle-track, 724
cyclist opposition, 718
discriminatory laws, 713
Dutch sidepaths copied, 716
Dutch sidepaths rejected, 717
engineering incompetence, 718
Federal research incompetent, 721
Federal standards rejected, 722
FHWA cyclists illegitimate, 725
governmental anticyclist policy, 724
government provides funds, 725
inconvenient, 731
legal preparation, 711
need greater skill, 732
no safety evidence, 729
only motorist convenience, 719
popular myths, 733
problem summary, 733
safety effect disproved, 714
safety ignored, 720
science rejected, 715
scientific lies, 726
slow, delays, 731
Bikeway results, 735
antimotoring city, 738
bike-lane no safety evidence, 736
collision reduction limited, 735
cycle-track more collisions, 736
MUPs irrelevant, 735
need phobia motivation, 740
urban development history, 739
volume increase dubious, 737
walking cities, 738
Body needs, 271
aerobic energy, 273
anaerobic energy, 275
drink mix, 282
food and drink, 280
muscle strength, 272
water and salt, 276
Brake
adjustment, 49
auxiliary lever, 52
CPSC testing, 63
repair, 51
squeal, 61
two needed, 55
types, 47
wet weather, 53
Brake test, 45
California Bicycle Coalition, 770
Chain, 196
deflector, 182
length test, 177
Chainwheel repair, 192
Clothing, 24
Clubs, 537
attractions, 537
carry items, 542
cycling craft, 552
finding, 538
first ride, 541
group riding, 545
not-clubs, 540
overtaking, 547
pace-lining, 549
ride selection, 544
route sheet, 543
signals, 546
tradition, 554
types, 539
Cluster, 201
disassembly, 205
Cold, 485
body warmth, 485
clothing, 485
equipment maintenance, 493
road surfaces, 490
road traffic, 491
Collision car-bike, 346
by age, 352
by age and location, 353
car overtaking bike, 357
no actual collision, 359
parked car, 364
Commuting
baggage trailers, 518
bike storage, 506
bikeways, 500
clothing, 507
dual-mode, 505
equipment, 508
first ride, 513
intimidation, 516
job conditions, 502
overtaking, 515
politics, 500
psychology, 500
route selection, 512
technique, 513
time and distance, 503
trashmos, 510
urban design, 497
utility cycling, 518
CPSC, 671
all-reflector system, 681
BMA and Uniform Vehicle Code, 687
BMA spec, 678
conclusions, 688
cyclist opposition, 679
Derby Cycle’s ignorance, 686
engineering incompetence, 671
false safety program, 673
front fork, 676
no headlamp, 681
invented accidents, 674
Johnson vs. Derby, 684
permits good bicycles, 681
projections, 677
proper safety program, 672
toys for children, 679
Cranks, 188
Cycling enjoyment, 237
Cycling with love, 613
child half-bicycle trailers, 627
childrens’ maturity, 635
child trailers, 625
child training, 632
courting, 613
families, 631
tandeming, 617
Cyclist-inferiority phobia, 691
cyclist phobia, 694
effects, 697
phobia definition, 692
Derailleur
adjustment, 169
types, 69
EC Instruction, 789
contrary to government, 790
elementary, 791
EC Certificate, 791
EC Instructor, 792
EC Master, 792
objectives, 789
outlines, 792
purposes, 790
sequences, 794
Fall
diversion type, 262, 345
skidding type, 344
stopping type, 344
Foot retention, 28
Fork end alignment, 166
Freehub, 201
Freewheel, 201
disassembly, 206
Gears
hub, 186
principles, 65
proper use, 70
shifting, 248
Helmets, 29
Intersection
bikeway, 444
channelization, 430
destination position, 423
left turn, 433
merges, diverges, 449
right turn, 430
right-turn clearance, 429
straight through, 423
summary, 452
T intersection, 436
traffic signal, 426
turning-lane rule, 430
Lane changing, 413
high speed, 418
last resorts, 420
low speed, 415
medium speed, 418
time and distance, 421
Lane usage. See Lateral position
Lateral position, 407
close as practicable, 387
cyclist-restrictive laws, 372
cyclist status, 370
drivers’ rules, 391
fast as cars, 401
instruction, 385
intersection, 398
lane width, 391
legal squabble, 369
mandatory bike-lane law, 382
mandatory side-path law, 380
narrow lane, 396
parked cars, 396
proper, 390
right-turn-only lane, 399
side-of-the-road law, 372
turning lane rule, 405
wide lane, 394
wrong-way riding, 387
Laws to control cyclists. See Restrictive laws
Leather, 233
Literature, 641
Bicycle Rider Beverly Hills, 642
Bicycles and Tricycles, 644
Breaking Away, 659
Bugles and a Tiger, 644
Condominium, 646, 658
Connecticut Yankee King Arthur’s Court, 647
Ariel Durant, 643
Five Red Herrings, 645
C. S. Forester, 644
Forsyte Saga, 649
King of the Road, 643
T. E. Lawrence, 643
Long Before Forty, 644
media view, 659
Miles from Nowhere, 642
Noiseless Tenor, 643, 645
The Passion Considered as an Uphill Bicycle Race, 649
Perpetual Motion Food Race, 649
Priory School, 647
John F. Scott, 642
Sierra Super Tour, 642
Solitary Cyclist, 647
Sons and Lovers, 647
The Sun Also Rises, 645
Three Men on a Bummel, 670
unflattering picture, 658
H. G. Wells, 650
Wheels of Chance, 641, 651
Yellow Jersey, 641, 654, 658
Looking behind, 252
Lubrication, 131
frequency, 136
oil fitting, 133
Minute penalties for killing cyclists, 745
civil penalties, 745
conclusions, 755
criminal penalties, 746
drunk driving excused, 748
Miller case, 746
phobia prevents justice, 751
Stefan case, 748
Swann case, 747
vulnerable-user law, 753
Wichary case, 750
Mirrors, 254
Motorist errors
head-ons, 408
left turn, 437
overtaking, 408
right turn, 440
stop signs, 442
Mountains, 521
climbing, 525
descending, 526
equipment, 521
map reading, 522
John Finley Scott, 529
Sierra Super Tour, 529
Sonora Pass, 529
training, 524
National Bicycling Study, 764
Night, 453
bicycle identification myth, 463
headlamp adjustment, 472
headlamp misinformation, 459
headlamp mounting, 470
headlamp performance, 457
lamp history, 469
lighting recommendation, 469
nighttime technique, 473
protective equipment, 454
rear lamp misinformation, 460
rear reflector misinformation, 461
rear reflector mounting, 471
reflectorization misinformation, 465
Pedaling, 249
Physiology of hard riding, 285
aerobic fibers, 310
anaerobic fibers, 309
circulatory system, 311
coordination, 310
fat conversion, 312
heart rate, 313
high cadence, 300
new theory, 289
technique selection, 303
training, 306
Political strategy, 779
create vehicular-cycling organization, 782
do it ourselves, 788
improve morale, 787
individual action, 780
legal assistance, 786
other activities, 788
preserve vehicular cyclists, 783
remove governmental restrictions, 785
training cyclists, 784
Posture, 238
Quick-releases, 158
Racing, 595
bicycles, 599
course types, 598
criteriums, 602
Mt. Hamilton vets 1972, 610
individual or team, 598
massed start, 607
paced or unpaced, 596
time trial finish, 607
time trialing, 603
time trial preparation, 604
time trial racing, 606
time trial start, 606
track races, 600
Rain, 477
brakes, 482
clothing, 480
comfort, 484
cyclist picture, 478
mudguards, 477
puddles, 483
slipperiness, 482
visibility, 481
Restrictive laws, 699
bicycle as vehicle, 707
bike-boom amplifies, 701
bikeway designs, 703
California creates, 702
California to national, 705
convenience of motorists, 700
disproved by statistics, 703
exception list, 704
harm of, 700
historical lesson, 709
phobic excuses, 705
right to use the road, 706
safety illusion, 700
start of, 699
Road surface problems
diagonal grooves, 410
moving obstructions, 412
posts, 411
sharp step-ups, 408
slippery places, 411
Rock dodging, 261
Saddle, 30
height, 240
selection, 239
soreness, 239
Safety inspection, 3
Selecting Roadway Treatments, 762
Sierra Super Tour, 283, 529
Sprocket tooth wear, 207
Stability, 40
Starting, 246
Steering, 37
Stopping, 247
cautions, 269
panic, 266
Stop signs, 424
Tire
casing repair, 111
inflation, 91
mounting, 103
pumps, 97
repair, 100
rim tape, 112
tube patch, 109
tubular, 118
valves, 92
Tools needed, 18
Touring, 559
airline carriage, 583
bed and breakfast, 563
British tour, 588
buses, trains, 587
clothing, 575
commercial tours, 563
cycle-camping, 565
cycle-camping equipment, 580
equipment, 576
fixed-base, 562
hosteling, 564
hoteling, 563
loaded riding, 582
maps, 566
map types, 570
sleep by road, 564
terrain types, 565
tools, 579
using maps, 572
Traffic cycling
channelization, 331
conflict or cooperation, 325
cyclist laws, 332
drivers and pedestrians, 324
drivers of vehicles, 321
first come, first served, 327
Five Principles, 319
human abilities, 332
overtaking, 329
principles, 322
signaling, 331
superior roadways, 328
uncontrolled intersections, 328
Trail distance, 38
Turning
instant, 265
normal, 263
Utility cycling. See Commuting
Wheel, building, 221
front retention, 162
heavy rider, 231
hub width, 164
installation, 158
potato chipped, 219
rim straighten, 215
spoke replacement, 211
“stressing,” 230
truing, 212
Workstand, 21