By MICHAEL BERNARD

VANCOUVER (CP) —The
beauty of a bicycle is Its
versatility. .

The beginner can pedal °

around the block the odd
afternoon, rediscovering 4
neighborhood that has
become a blur from the.car
window.: The more ex-
perienced rider can cycle to
work daily, knowing he Is
beating gasoline prices and
keeping fit. The dedicated

:athlete can aspire to the
4,000-kilometre, 20-day Tour

When doesless
cost youmore?

WANCOUVER (CP) —Ifa
icycle salesman tells you
Jess bicycle is going to cost
‘you moré, he's not trying to

. cheat ¥ ou. .

He is just giving you the

"rule of thumb about bicycle

construction: the leas weight
you have to pedal, the better.
Dedicated cyclists pay
thousands of dollars for a
bicycle they can lift with one
finger.

But the novice should take
a number of other factors
into account before running

off to find the lightest bike _

available, says Rick Green,
coowner of the. Carleton
Cycle and Outdoor Shop in
nearby Burnaby.

-“] firat always “ask
customers what they want to
use the bicycle for,” says
Green, whose family has
been involved with bicycles
for three generations.

A lightweight = type
modelled after racing
bicycles would. not. be
suitable for moat people un-
der 16. Bicycles during that

phase are used for com-_

muting and recreation and
even the heavy-duty models
last only about three years
under those wear-andtear
conditions.

A -light bicycle.
n_ ultra-lig y Pine use of alloys in the

would not be the right choice
for those ‘interested in cycle

touring, he says, Packs anda.
‘tent can add 60 pounds and

two-wheeled tourists would
be waating .. money on res

| RiSve's Wy pounts of bi

cycle frame.

A major question most
customers ask is whether
they should buy a 10-epeed or
fivespeed bicycle. Green

says a five-speed or even

three-speed bike is usually
ample for commuting or
short trips.

“JE you're going to use the
bicycle for day or weekend
trips, you probably don’t

need those extra gears,” he —

bays.

But cycle tourists who
pack a tent, saddle bags and
other camping gear
probably will want the range
of 10-speed gearing to make

_it easier to’ tackle tough

terrain.

After deciding on the type
of bike you want, con-
eentrate on getting the right
fit, says Green, People. who
wouldn't think of buylng a
suit without an expert fitting
wiil go to a department store
and pick out a bike, unaware
that size ia important. -

Green says size deter-
mines whether each push of
the pedal is as efficient as it
should be. If the seat is too
low, you will not get
maximum benefit from your
leg muscles and may even
get leg cram

The rule of P tiumb ‘is that
ithe height of the bicycle seat
should be 109 per cent of the
inseam of your pants, he
says. *

An easler way to check fit
it tosit on the bike, If it has a
bar across the top, it should
touch just under the crotch
when the rider has both feet
on the ground. If it Is too
high, the cyclist may not be
able to control the bike when

stepped.

By MICHAEL BERNARD ©

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-elothing.- - ae intog
‘special eleated ‘shoes to

de Fiance bicycle. race.

An exemplar who com-
bines all three styles with
ease is Gerry Pareja, 4 31-
year-old former research
physicist, He abandoned his
fast-lane Ijfe and found his
byclele set just the right.
pace. He rides daily to and
from his part-time Job in an
outdoor recreation shop.

Commuting, he says, is the,
toughest type of cycling. It’s
not the traffic that beats the
wouldbe commuter ~
seasoned cyclists can tell
him the Tules of the road and

Another factor, though less
important, is the distance
between the handlebar stem
and the seat, says Green.
Most manufacturers make
that dimension propor-
tonate to the height of the
bicyele.

However, if your legs or
torso’ are not standardly
proportioned, you should go
toa Poicyele shop which can
adjust the distance by
lengthening or shortening
the top part of the frame.

Once you know the type of
bike you need, deciding how
much to pay is easy.

Green says if you have

nothing more daring in mind
than a weekend tour, 4
Japanese model in the $160
range is the best value.
Anything under that price

and the reliability of the .

parts is in question.

At about $160, stee] is the ©

main component of the
frame, wheel ‘rims and

handlebars. It’s strong, but
: relatively heavy. :

Cycle tourists will want

something a little lighter and _

can expect to pay at least
$200 for a. sultable bike,
Green says. The. extra
dollars are for the use of
lighter alloys instead of steel
in the frame and other.com-
nents.

rims Js particularly: im-
portant in wet conditions. A

bicycle equipped with ateel |
rims is difficult tostep inthe .

rain because the rims are too
smooth for the brakes to
frab.”

” Another issue customers

raise is whether to have

upturned handlebars or the _

inverted racing style. Green
says the upturned type are
probably fine for neigh-
orhood riding. But on
longer trips, the Inverted

type are more sulted to the ©

bent-over position a cyclist
takes when pedalling.

More expensive bicycles
are adapted more readily to
special purposes. —

If you are riding through
mountains for instance, you
may want to add a set of

‘sprockets on the rear-wheel
that will make riding: uphill —

easler, Green says.

However, on cheaper

bikes, the rear derailleur, .

the device which moves the

chain from sprocket to -

sprocket, gearing up and
down, my not have the
range to accept a larger set
of gears. The only choice is
sea? DEW one for $90 to

. Larger sprockets on the
‘rear hub mean a cyclist has

to pedal more revolutions
than with a smaller sprocket
to travel the same distance.,
However, the resistance
against the Is less,
making ite easler to ride the
bike up hill

Some may think bicycles
are expensive, but Green
says inflation seems to have
forgotten the bicycle.

“Bicyele prices generally
have not kept up with the
times,” he said, “They're
still one of the best deals
around.”

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how to ‘ride safely - . it's
laziness,

“It's riding every day
regardless of conditions,” he
says, “It’s not phoning your
wife to say ‘come pick me
up, in the car’.’

The reward Is frequently -
beating the traffic to work,
-arriving more. invigorated

~ than the drivers and knowing
you. have the discipline to- .

carry on every day, rain or

* shine,

Cycling helps keep you in

shape, developing back and.

leg muscles. However,
Pareja says a cyctist should
play other sports lke
swimming or racket-games
to keep the less-used upper
part of his body in shape.

Cycling‘ needn't. be a
solitary pastime. If you want
company on anything from
day trips.to endurance trials,
eycling clubs can be found, in
most centres throughout
Canada.

Enthusiasts like ‘the a
members of the Vancouver

Bicycle Club are more than

willing to provide’ tips on
improved cycling techniques
or: interesting day and
weekend trips around thelr
area ,

A recent club session was

protective headgear.

Club members can also:

advisa prospective cyclists

about the best bicycles to-

buy and where to buy them,
valuable in a.market where

the buyer usually is over-.-
" neur, .

’ endurance trial through the <

whelmed with choice,

Pareja’s:.main tip is to:
make sure.any bicycle you

buy is practical.

owners,” he days,

“They didn’t have lights to” & -
‘ride at night, or a basket or

rack io carry things.”
Cycling. -

People would frequently

from. -vitation rarely “extended wo, o
‘motoring tourlsts, .

. The bicycle also presénts -
“the willing cyclist with’ a

personal challenge, chance
‘Paris-Hrest-Paria

dn 4 hours, stopping only a.
“Many. bieycles sit'in’) 000

basements -because they -'.jO00
weren't” practical for their :°.§ a

’ offers a
microscope on the world &
around you, allowing you a - X
close-up look at a region that * | ¢:
can slip’ by unnotleed. by -:
other travellers.
Pareja spent 60 days trav- ;
elling’ 4,600 kilometres. —
‘through —the ;
provinces a. few years ago, - §
-starting and finishing at
Quebec City: He frequently . °
camped out, on residents’ -.@
property and.discovered that
‘the bicycle seems to. break @
‘down barriers,

Atlantic -

ask ‘him to: dinwier, an: ins few hours to-reat;?

the final. step
durance - trlals, -

to test himself agalnst time”
and his own fatigue. Pareja
found his’ challenge in the
. Padoa-.
‘a 1,200- kilometre:

_Stay.in the
petitions, At that: point,”

business.

Short of-that, cveling ean °*
centre of France. He finished ‘ co ig

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‘ However, Pareja does not
recommend ‘cycle. racing:
‘beyond: ene
‘Mant
professionals, he says, ‘end:
up taking drugs ia: order to"
gruelling coms.’

~ eycling becomes, sl « _

. ‘still he ‘al-embraciag. and \: a
"become a. way of lige, a ;

‘for full time and part time employment, . 3.

- Am parm July 4s 1980,

personal, " philossphh ral.
statement: on Mmadern .
,, limited Tesourées,:

society. : :
Pareja says, he becarie a” --Next to walking, cycling

“cyclist during” the. 19¢0a the chespest, cleanest and.

because, he, like otheh i most. “efficient: :. type

started thinking “about the | transportation valle

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