Discover Cycling - Get Ireland Active
Discover Cycling - Get Ireland Active
Discover Cycling - Get Ireland Active
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Acknowledgements<br />
<strong>Get</strong>ting Started 5<br />
- Choosing and Buying a Bike 6<br />
- Accessories, Clothing and Footwear 10<br />
Where can I Cycle? 15<br />
Safety 22<br />
<strong>Cycling</strong> with your Family 23<br />
Commuting by Bike 25<br />
Basic Bike Maintenance and Repair 29<br />
Joining a <strong>Cycling</strong> Club 33<br />
Moving up a Gear 35<br />
Leave No Trace 39<br />
Web Guide - Irishtrails.ie 42<br />
National Bike Week 43<br />
National Trails Day 44<br />
ContentsIntroduction3<br />
National Trails Office 45<br />
Useful Contacts & Websites 47<br />
Summary of Bike Types 49<br />
Guide to Bike Parts 53<br />
This guide has been compiled by cycling veteran and outdoor enthusiast Doug Corrie for<br />
the National Trails Office. We would like to acknowledge and thank him and the<br />
following for their contribution to this publication: Michael Crowley, Susie Mitchell, Gillian<br />
Costelloe, Jenny Corrie, Mark Lidwell, Ray Linn, Una May, Jean Boydell, Sean Collins and<br />
Lynne Chen.<br />
The following are acknowledged for contributing photographic images; Waterways<br />
<strong>Ireland</strong>, Fáilte <strong>Ireland</strong>, Countryside Access and Activity Network (NI), Coillte, Action<br />
Photography Ltd, Doug Corrie, Cormac MacDonnell, Michael McLaughlin and Padraig<br />
Philbin.<br />
The National Trails Office would also like to acknowledge the ongoing work of all<br />
agencies and organisations responsible for the development and upkeep of the cycling<br />
trails and routes around the country.<br />
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