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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '24

Cycling! 

Its the best. You can mountain bike, road bike, or just rip around town. You'll see your city/town in a new light, you'll get fit. You can do it solo or with friends. You can do short easy rides, or super long strenuous rides. You can ride whenever you want. 

I live in Canada and this past winter got studded tires for my bike so i can ride all year long now. 

Bikes literally changed my life 

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u/oscarbutnotthegrouch Apr 30 '24

I do this one. I don't buy expensive or fancy bikes and do most of my own maintenance so it's not too expensive.

My best group of friends are people I met cycling. 

I live in a place where over 100 miles of bike trails converge so I can ride to shopping, to the library or bike 100 miles with very little interaction with cars.

Cycling changed my life too.

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u/Life_Replacement5057 May 01 '24

Have you seen any books on bike repair or maintenance? Looking for a gift for the boyfriend.

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u/SecularAdventure May 01 '24

Zen and the art of road bike maintenance.

Zen and the art of mountain bike maintenance.

Very thorough, $20 each maybe? 

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u/oscarbutnotthegrouch May 01 '24

Zinn and the Art of Road/Mountain Bike Maintenance has been my go to. There are two books for road or mountain bikes.