Active Endurance Sports: I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride my bike

http://active.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2007/06/12/mynewbike.jpgThe two-wheeled beast rests dormant in the corner of my bedroom. It sits at bay, pedal-less, knowing that I can?t pass the human-powered vehicle without visions of high-speed spinning along the Pacific Coast Highway. It knows that every morning I arise and examine the pedal-less crank, hopeful that my clip-less pedals will arrive in the mail that day. Until then, the inaugural ride of my brand new road bicycle must wait another day.

In light of my most recent acquisition, I realize that shopping for a bicycle can be an overwhelming process. There are certainly many questions to consider along the way. Bruce Buckley from Windy City Sports has helped eliminate the guess-work in his article, Component Speak. Buckley explains which components are most valuable to the overall performance of your bike. This is very helpful information for newbies and for those who already own a bike and plan to upgrade individual components.

(Photo courtesy of Toby Guillette)