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A beginner's guide to touring

Stop being daunted by touring - get out there and try it! A bicycle touring holiday can seem like an exciting but daunting idea. Lisa Dempster tells what you should know before setting off

Bunch riding

How to work it in a team

Car door crashes

Anticipating is the key to avoiding the dangerous swerve

Crossing tram tracks

Unique to Melbourne but a hazard for cyclists

Hill climbing

Tips for getting to the top

Hill descending

Getting back down can be just as tricky, so here are a few quick tips that will make going down hills the breeze it's supposed to be.

Locking your bike

Thousands of cyclists have bikes stolen in Victoria each year - don't be one of them

Swooping birds including magpies and plovers

Springtime is swooping bird season

Winter riding

Tips for surviving those cold, wet and miserable winter months.

The Little Bike Bible

Available from August 2010, just in time for Father's Day.

Written and edited by the Ride On team, The Little Bike Bible covers every stage of riding, from buying a bike to taking it out on to the paths and roads, understanding your bike and perhaps maintaining it yourself, riding to work and finding more people to ride with socially.

Assuming no prior expertise, the book contains 365 valuable tips for every rider, of every age and ability.

Available from newsagencies, bookshops and this website for $9.95, it is the perfect Father's Day gift.

 

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