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Univega Alpina Sport: a budget bike with class

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The Univega Alpina Sport mountain bike sells for $525 and weighs a total of 28.5 lbs. The oversized steel frame and quality components are equal to more expensive bikes. However, the bike's weight and lack of suspension may be a deterrents to racers.

Author: Strickland, Bill
Publisher: Rodale, Inc.
Publication Name: Bicycling
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0006-2073
Year: 1993
Evaluation, Bicycles, Univega Alpina Sport (Bicycle)

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Fun: how you can get more

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Cyclist Alex Stieda relates the recreational aspects of cycling. He stresses that, in cycling, having fun is as important as enhancing physical fitness. Stieda, who narrates several of his riding adventures, also lists four bicycle riding tricks.

Author: Strickland, Bill
Publisher: Rodale, Inc.
Publication Name: Bicycling
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0006-2073
Year: 1996
Personal narratives, Behavior, Recreation, Cycling, Stieda, Alex

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Magic in the air: how your lungs turn oxygen into energy (and how to train them to do it better)

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The lungs provide oxygen when cyclists inhale and expel carbon dioxide when they exhale. Lungs can be weakened by cigarette smoke and pollution. Belly breathing and deep breathing can improve the lungs' effectiveness.

Author: Smith, David L., Pena, Nelson, Strickland, Bill
Publisher: Rodale, Inc.
Publication Name: Bicycling
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0006-2073
Year: 1992
Care and treatment, Diagnosis, Physiological aspects, Asthma, Allergy, Lungs, Lung

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