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Bike Fitting for Women:
- Why it's important
- Different fits for different bikes
- How to recognize a bad fit
- Saddles and Seat height
- Relative seat/handlebar heights
- Handlebars, brake levers
Basic maintenance/what should be in your seat pack:
- Extra tube, patch, tire irons, multi-purpose tube, business card/contact info, money
- How to change a tire
Women's clothing and hygiene
- Shorts
- Skirts
- Tops
- Shoes
- Helmet
- Seasons - winter gear
- Basic wardrobe breakdown
- Personal comfort and hygiene
Nutrition: before, during, after
- Overall-- why this is very important
- Water/hydration
- Pre-ride nutrition, night before, 4 hours before, 1 hour before
- On the bike
- Post ride refueling window
Training Tips for long rides
- How to build a basic training plan
- HR monitor use
- Reference books
- Training diary
- Where to ride
- How to ride
- Who to ride with
Thinking about racing? Here's how to start
- What's it like? Field size, speeds, length, different types of races, fitness required
- Training/time commitment
- Finding a team
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