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  1. Standing cycling - Wikipedia

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    Standing cycling is less efficient especially at lower intensities. [2] One study found that both positions have equal time to exhaustion at 86 V̇O₂ max, while standing up had higher time to exhaustion above 94 percent V̇O₂ max. [3] A 2018 study in elite male cyclists found that standing did not affect energy cost but increased mechanical ...

  2. Stationary bicycle - Wikipedia

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    A stationary bicycle (also known as exercise bicycle, exercise bike, spinning bike, spin bike, or exercycle) is a device used as exercise equipment for indoor cycling. It includes a saddle, pedals, and some form of handlebars arranged as on a (stationary) bicycle. [1][2] A stationary bicycle is usually a special-purpose exercise machine ...

  3. Indoor cycling - Wikipedia

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    Indoor cycling, often called spinning, is a form of exercise with classes focusing on endurance, strength, intervals, high intensity (race days) and recovery, and involves using a special stationary exercise bicycle with a weighted flywheel in a classroom setting. [1] When people took cycling indoors in the late 19th century, whether for ...

  4. List of bicycle types - Wikipedia

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    A pedal cycle, commonly known as a bicycle is driven by legs and feet on pedals. A hand-cranked bicycle or handcycle is driven by arms and hands. A rowing cycle is driven by a rowing action using both arms and legs. A treadle bicycle is driven by a reciprocating, not rotary, motion of the feet. A bucking bike (with one or more eccentric wheels ...

  5. Recumbent bicycle - Wikipedia

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    Recumbent bicycle. A recumbent bicycle is a bicycle that places the rider in a laid-back reclining position. Recumbents are available in a wide range of configurations, including: long to short wheelbase; large, small, or a mix of wheel sizes; overseat, underseat, or no-hands steering; and rear wheel or front wheel drive.

  6. List of bicycle parts - Wikipedia

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    Chainset: see Crankset. Chainstay: a pair of tubes on a bicycle frame that runs from the bottom bracket to the rear fork ends. Chain tensioner: a device to maintain proper chain tension. Chaintug: a device to aid in setting the proper chain tension. Cluster: a bicycle cogset, either a freewheel, or cassette.