With a Gore Cycling Jacket, You're Surely Satisfied

There's no hint of hypocrisy when we say that biking is really fun. It really is! You could even attest to it because we are sure that you are a biking enthusiast yourself. If you are not, then it would be very impossible for you to make a landing on this article. In addition to it being very fun and entertaining, we could also get a lot of health benefits from it. When you are biking, you are actually also toning your muscle. So, if you are a person who wants to have that very sexy lean look, then you should continue biking. It will bear fruit someday. Also, it burns a lot of calories. Hence, if you are biking regularly, the risks of you growing fat are greatly reduced.

However, like many other things, there are also things that we have to observe when biking. One of these things is the wearing of the appropriate jackets for cycling. You need them because they will protect you from the sun when it is too hot and protect you from the cold and rains when the skies are not that bright and happy.

There are a lot of brands of cycling jackets available. One of which is Gore. Gore has been with the cycling community for almost two decades now. All through those years, it provided the said community with the needed cycling apparel that is of the best quality and the most satisfactory performance. Their cycling jackets are indeed very good. They are made of the durable yet very breathable Gore Tex fabrics. These Gore Tex fabrics are also water proof. In addition to that, after a Gore cycling jacket is made. It would go to an area where it is to be tested for durability, performance, and efficiency. Because of this, you are really going to be sure that you are getting only the best and the most trustworthy when you buy a Gore cycling jacket.

One of the most well known Gore jackets is the Phantom. Unlike other jackets for cycling out there, this one has a unique addition to its design-zip off sleeves. Hence, you don't have to be stuck with those long sleeves when you are not anymore comfortable with it. You could just zip it off and show those shorter sleeves underneath.

Now, when you are going to head out now to buy yourself a cycling jacket, be sure with Gore! Be surer even with Phantom!

Paul has been writing articles for the past 3 years. Check his latest website over at http://www.cyclingjackets.org/ which gives people the information they need about cycling jackets such as Gore Cycling Jacket.

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How to Go Faster With Carbon Cycle Frames

When I first started cycling, all I wanted to do was to reduce my weight and improve my fitness. I wanted to have a way of burning calories without hurting my knees. So I tried cycling and it seems like an enjoyable sport with minimal impact on the knees.

However, it didn't take long before I got hooked on cycling! In fact, I loved it so much that I started to go out almost everyday for at least an hour or so just to cycle. After about 6 months, the cheap mountain bike that I had didn't seem challenging enough. So I upgraded to a road bike. I found that I enjoyed riding the roadie even more! The bike was able to go faster, and the ride was certainly more fun and enjoyable.

When I got my first road bike, it didn't really cross my mind to join an event with it. But then the opportunity came up and I joined a local community ride. Nothing competitive. It's just a fun ride. I did 40km with my road bike and road at an average speed of 32 kph.

The next event I joined was slightly more competitive. It's a duathlon that was participated by mostly fitness buffs. The event was a real eye opener.

On the day itself, there were all types of bikes being used in the event. Most were triathlon bikes. I have read that tri-bikes provide the most speed with the least effort. In other words, in an endurance event, it offers a competitive advantage as it is the most energy efficient. Energy can be saved for the run that is to take place after the bike ride.

I was riding a low end aluminum road bike without clip pedals, and I noticed that these high end bikes were simply flying past me! The riders looked so at ease while riding their bikes and overtook me as if I was standing still.

After the event, I went back to do some research and discovered that there is a huge difference between low end road bikes and higher end bikes. The fastest bikes you can do for are triathlon bikes that are made completely from carbon. These are aerodynamic machines that are engineered to perfection for speed. They are also the lightest road bikes you can find. Also, carbon has a unique characteristic - it's stiffness offers tremendous power transfer capabilities. No wonder these guys seem to power away without much effort!

Find out how a carbon road bike frame or high quality road bike groupsets can help you achieve faster timings.

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Making an electric cycle using a conversion kit

With one rechargeable electric bike already in our family, we have been thinking about purchasing a second one---this one for me.

Since electric bikes require a fairly large cash outlay, we are considering the possibility of converting my old pedal type bike into an electric bike rather than purchasing a regular one.

I like my old bike a lot. The problem is that my old legs rebel after a mile or two and I must admit that seeing my husband sail along on his electric powered one has made me a bit envious.

He assures me that it would be no problem at all to convert my old bike and, after searching for online information on the subject, I think he is probably right. He could do it-if he would. We have a table at one end of the living room that holds a model airplane he has been working (?) on for at least 3 years. The truth is that I haven't actually seen him touch it for the last 6 months, and maybe for even longer than that. How would I know that he wouldn't take my old bike apart and leave it that way for the next 3 years? Not a happy thought.

According to my research, the conversion kits, which run about ¾ the cost of the lowest priced electric bikes, are so simple a child could install them. If what I read about them was true, if the conversion project on my old bike got stalled, even a mechanically inept person like me should be able to finish the job. And, as a last resort, I have a 16-year-old grandson, but he is so busy with sports, I would probably have to put my name on a waiting list.

After checking out several kits, I found that the basic components provided by most of them were"

1. A motor wheel. (Most kits offered a number of wheel sizes to choose from.)
2. A battery. (Some of the kits required that you buy the battery separately from the kit.
3. A battery mount and cables.
4. A battery charger.
5. A console.

Most of the items were pretty self-explanatory, except for the last one, and I was pretty sure that would be explained in the manual, or that I would be able to get at least an explanation, if not a helping hand from my husband---who by that time would probably have decided that half-built model airplane in the living room suddenly needed his urgent attention.

Actually, I love my old bike. It has coaster brakes that don't try to toss me over the handlebars when I make a sudden stop like hand brakes do. (Don't try to tell me differently-I have the scars to prove it.) The old bike has a speedometer that is almost ready to turn over to 5000 miles. Would I have to take that off? Could my old bike be restored to its original state if I didn't like the conversion? Would I find using battery power so enjoyable that I would never pedal at all any more, losing the health benefits of riding a bicycle in the first place?

So many questions. I don't know anyone personally who has done an electric bike conversion on their old bike. I would like to talk to someone who has. If any of my readers have tried it, comments at the end of this article would be welcome.

In the meantime, maybe I'll head out to zoom around the neighborhood on my husband's electric bike for a while just to see if I can get used to the feel of it.

Jeanne Gibson writes from her home in Springfield, OR. Check out her Rechargeable Electric Bikes blog to learn more about her family's experience with electric bikes.

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