Monthly Archives: April 2014

Remember the chain

If your chain is shot, shifting suffers. “Change your chain more frequently, and you won’t have to replace your cogs and rings as often”,says 1996 mountain bike Olympian Andreas Hestler. He often changes his chain after spring training camps or … Continue reading

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Earth Day: Bikes are green

Ride just 20 miles a week instead of driving and you single handedly cut half a ton of CO2 emissions in a year.

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Eat 3 good meals a day

Our bodies have become hardwired to conserve calories when faced with a food shortage. When you skip meals, your body immediately slows your resting metabolic rate. And when you skip meals on a regular basis, your RMR may remain permanently … Continue reading

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BPAC April Meeting

The new Mt. Juliet BPAC met at the City Hall on April 7. We discussed 3 projects to submit to the Nashville Area MPO: Active Transportation Program grant award. A pedestrian/bike bridge connecting Charlie Daniels Park to the high school, … Continue reading

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Enjoy the ride!

Work hard at improving your cycling skills, but always keep the fun in riding.

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Cleaning the crankset

If you remove the chainrings to clean your crankset and now the front derailleur doesn’t shift right, you may have installed a chainring backwards. Remove the rings and put them on correctly. Usually, the crankarm bolts fit into indentations on … Continue reading

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