how to improve biking endurnace?
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Try the "Shape of Your Life" program by Outside magazine.  This program has you working on endurance, speed, stamina, strength, and balance.  All of these will improve your cycling.\n\nAlso, interval workouts on the bike will make you faster and stronger.  There are a lot of good sources describing these types of workouts.  These are relatively short workouts that yield huge returns.
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Staying on the bike is a good start.....(try not to come off).\n\nWhen trying to get air with your bike, coming up to a jump, lean forward to get the speed up, then when you hit the top of the jump raise your butt up off the seat, it gives more leverage....
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practice practice practice. my fiance is big into trials. if you want shoot me an email and i know he'll be more than happy to help you get started. the kid was practically born on a bike.\n\njust found a site worth looking into...\n\nhttp://biketrials.com/
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get on a treadmill for about 15 min a day and a excessive bike for about 20 min a day, and go as hard as you can and when you get use to it, up the time and pace :)
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I am an "ordinary cyclist", maybe even less than "ordinary" and it works for me.  I use a rim drive trainer with a mountain bike.  Extremely boring though.
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Exercise may help, according to wikipedia.  Most people want to get rid of it on their thighs, and a great way to improve thigh muscle is biking long distances, 10-15 miles a day.
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Always ALWAYS head for the smoother path (obviously). Stay low, and keep your butt about two inches off the seat instead of more. Keep pedaling if you aren't in danger's way, and brake lightly when you are. Coordinate every move 10 seconds before you get there - it's hard not to get wrapped up in the "Oh damn! That's gonna slow me down!" attitude. Let it flow, but make sure the faucet's on full blast. When I rode, I had a knack for downhill, because I didn't worry at all about busting my butt or breaking any bones...I know that can be bad, but it will hinder you to a certain degree. Good luck!
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Everyone's lessons are different... I've learned that a saddle that feels great for 30 miles can be agony at 75 miles. Always check the tightness of components. A crank coming off 30 miles from home just sucks. Sometimes, leave the thorn in the tire until you get home! Carry a spare tube AND a patch kit. And if the worst that happens is that you have to walk your bike home 5 miles and it's a nice day out, hey, it's a nice day. You're still alive.\n\nI've learned that road bikes, with wide enough tires, can tackle about 70 percent of the trails designed for mountain bikes. Sometimes you should slow down and enjoy the ride, look at the scenery. Not every ride is a training ride - take the kids along and show them how to bunny hop and pull wheelies. I've found out that if you are out riding your MTB and come upon a motocross track the locals have built, ride all the way around it before you try to ride the 8' hill or you'll do the concusion confusion. Don't do wheelies when you're clipped in unless you're Floyd Landis. Realise that sometimes, if all's quiet, your Grandfather is there with you, having a good time. \n\nI've learned the "ugly" side, too: That some drivers are not only just plain ignorant, but vindictive as well. I've learned that if you flip someone off for driving like a jerk, most loudmouths won't get out of the security of thier car.  The ones that do are most likely small but scrappy women (more balls then most men). I've learned that most drivers who swear at you have a very limited vocabulary, and if you point this out to them, they get so frustrated they will sit thru a green light. And I've learned that when a vehicle does strike a rider it's never, ever a pretty sight and even worse when it's a kid (ran as an EMT/Firefighter for a while).\n\nAnd I've learned that if you empty your mind while riding that your God will reveal him/herself.\n\nGo. Ride. Enjoy.
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all this advice you have received so far is a bit skewed and lacking practicality.  first off, if your bike is small enough, you can lower your seat, and take off the pedals.  good pedals require a 15mm wrench to remove, cheap ones a 1/2'' wrench, the one on the non drive side is reverse treaded, ie left is tighter... dropping your saddle and removing the pedals allow you to push around with your feet, and let you instantly put a foot down if you feel scared.  i would push around in a garage or in an empty parking lot, until you get the hang of even being on a bike.  adult training wheels are a bad idea, they train you to let the training wheels balance you, making you more or less rely on something that soon wont be there....
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If you ride regularly and average 10 or more hours a week, I would recommend a half mile hill to do repeats on.  Any hill that is driveable is bikable.  Do it only once or twice the first time, and every two times after that, increase the repetition by one.  Give yourself a 45 second break in between the repeats after you coast down to the bottom.  When you are able to effectively ride it 10-15 times, find a longer hill and start the cycle over, although you don't have to neccesarily start back at 1 or 2 times.  That will help your endurance.  If you want more power during sprints, you can find a steeper hill of roughly the same length.  Hope this helps!
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Ride Lots.\n-Eddy Merckx\n\nHonestly it sound like you need miles to train you mucsles to be efficient.  I would prescribe 2-3 months of riding slower than you current group rides in a gear that allows for high Rpm pedalling.  Riding 5 days a week would be much better.  Consistency is everything.  Once you have that done your muscles will be more fatigue resistant and more in tune with pedalling circles, effective at moving you forward with very litle wasted energy.  \nThen you can work on raising your muscle strength with intervals and strength training.
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You should move your saddle forward a bit. The aero bars will stretch you out and move you a bit forward on the bike. Take care not to put yourself too far forward - the uneven distribution of weight on the bike could create a very unsafe riding situation. Go to a reputable bike shop and have them help you find the right set (sized correctly) for you.\n\nBecause of your low aero position of your torso, your legs may hit your stomach/chest. Moving the saddle forward will help with this. It wiill also put you in a more optimal position to generate power to the pedals.
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Wow. Must say that's one of the more interesting Q's I've seen lately.\n\nSome things you could try:\n- raise your handlebars (check w/ a bike shop) so you sit more upright\n- try different saddles, some have those holes in the middle\n- remove the "hardware" before you ride, put it back in while cleaning up after your ride.\n- try going au naturel... remove the hardware entirely.\n\nGood luck... keep us "posted"
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Cycling. Exercise. Maintain good health.
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Try a bike tube repair kit. It might work.
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Get a good pair of gloves, Specialized makes some that protects the ulnar nerve from being compressed too much, Do not grip the bars too tight. For road bikes, there is a gel handlebar tape or use Specialized Bar Phat (it has a 2.5 or 4.5 mm gel packets that go along the tops & drops of the bars & the tape is wrapped over it). Go to a higher rise stem to shift the weight off your hands/wrists and onto the seat. Shift your hand positions around, don't stay in one position too long.
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Keep your upper body stable (no rocking)\nMaintain a high cadence (pedal revs of 80rpm)\nBreathe\n\nIf you are wanting on the bike strength training, ride up hills in a big gear (rpm 50-60), but limit it to about 1k per session. It will help with your general hill climbing ability.\n\nCheers :)