--- title: Cycling description: Cycling covers the mechanics of riding, bicycle maintenance, and training methodologies for road or off-road disciplines. You will understand bike fit, pedaling efficiency, and how to build cardiovascular endurance for long-distance riding. category: sports-recreation subcategory: individual-sports difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced url: /subject/cycling --- # Cycling Cycling covers the mechanics of riding, bicycle maintenance, and training methodologies for road or off-road disciplines. You will understand bike fit, pedaling efficiency, and how to build cardiovascular endurance for long-distance riding. ## Available Resources 4 Books • 1 Courses • 3 Websites • 1 Papers ## Websites ### 1. Reddit r/cycling A community forum on Reddit where cyclists discuss gear, training, routes, maintenance, and racing, with threads ranging from beginner equipment questions to detailed discussions of technique and competitive strategy from experienced riders. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.reddit.com/r/cycling/ **Tags:** cycling, community, gear, training, forum ### 2. Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Technical Info **Author:** Sheldon Brown; John Allen The late mechanic Sheldon Brown's technical site, now maintained by John Allen. It has articles on brakes, drivetrains, gearing, wheelbuilding, cup-and-cone bearings and frames, plus a beginners' section and a detailed glossary. It explains why parts work and how standards fit together, not just the steps. That makes it the best free resource for diagnosis and compatibility questions, and on older bikes it covers what Park Tool does not. It is especially strong on older and mixed-standard parts and compatibility. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.sheldonbrown.com/ **Tags:** bicycle-repair, drivetrain, gearing, wheelbuilding, component-compatibility ### 3. bicycling.com Bicycling.com is the online home of Bicycling magazine, offering in-depth gear reviews, training guidance, maintenance how-tos, nutrition tips, and cycling news for riders of all levels. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://bicycling.com **Tags:** websites, sports-recreation, individual-sports ## Courses ### 1. Zwift Academy Level up your cycling with Zwift Academy! Learn from expert coaches and unlock your potential through structured training plans. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://zwift.com/academy **Tags:** cycling, indoor-training, zwift, structured-training, coaching ## Podcasts ### 1. TrainerRoad Podcast **Author:** TrainerRoad The only podcast dedicated to making you a faster cyclist. TrainerRoad's Ask a Cycling Coach podcast gives you the chance to get answers to your cycling and triathlon training questions with USAC/USAT certified coaches, pro athletes, and other special guests. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** en-us | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.trainerroad.com/podcast **Tags:** cycling, podcast, training, coaching, triathlon ## Books ### 1. Zinn & the Art of Road Bike Maintenance, 6th Edition **Author:** Lennard Zinn This is the one print manual worth owning alongside the free web references. Lennard Zinn's illustrated workshop manual, over 450 pages. It covers tools, flat repair, tubeless setup, mechanical and electronic shifting, rim and disc brakes, wheel truing, bearing overhauls, internal cable routing and troubleshooting. It uses exploded-parts diagrams and step-by-step procedures throughout. It follows a sequenced curriculum, with a coherent structure the component-indexed websites lack. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1646046870?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** road-bike, bicycle-repair, shifting, brakes, wheel-truing, tubeless ### 2. Training and Racing with a Power Meter, 3rd Edition **Author:** Hunter Allen, Andrew R. Coggan, Stephen McGregor Defines intensity by measured output rather than heart rate: functional threshold power, normalized power, training stress score, and the power-duration curve. Covers zone setting, load tracking, and interpreting the data across a season. **Difficulty:** Advanced | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1937715930?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** cycling, power-meter, functional-threshold-power, training-load, endurance-training ### 3. The Cyclist's Training Bible **Author:** Joe Friel A comprehensive training manual by coach Joe Friel covering periodization, testing, and structured workouts for road cycling. Readers learn to plan a season, set power and heart-rate zones, and build endurance, strength, and race-specific fitness systematically. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0713650842?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, sports-recreation, individual-sports ### 4. Bike Fit **Author:** Phil Burt Written by former British Cycling physiotherapist Phil Burt, this guide explains how proper bike fit affects comfort, efficiency, and injury prevention. Readers learn to assess saddle height, cleat position, and reach, and to diagnose common pain points on the bike. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1408190303?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, sports-recreation, individual-sports ## Papers ### 1. Nutrition for Endurance Sports: Marathon, Triathlon, and Road Cycling **Author:** Asker Jeukendrup Peer-reviewed review from the 2010 IOC sports nutrition consensus on fuelling marathon, triathlon and road-cycling races. Covers causes of fatigue (dehydration, carbohydrate depletion, gut distress, heat, sodium imbalance) and evidence-based intake targets, including multiple-transportable carbohydrates up to 90 g per hour. **Difficulty:** Advanced | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2011.610348 **Tags:** sports-nutrition, endurance-fueling, carbohydrate-intake, hydration, race-nutrition --- *This content is part of Dantes.io - Your Treasure Map to Knowledge* *Curated by humans at Dantes.io. Personal study use welcome; republishing this curation requires permission (team@dantes.io).* View this page online: https://dantes.io/subject/cycling