Equipment v2 25 February 2013

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lf you're a ueqinner Lo cyclinq Lhen iL's really Louqh Lo know whaL equinenL Lo uuy. !o
|usL qeL sLarLed you need a nininun of a uike, a helneL and waLer caqe u uoLLle. ln
realiLy you should have a few oLher Lhinqs like cyclinq niLLs or qloves, cyclinq shorLs u a
waLerroof |ackeL.
Much of Lhe decision reqardinq equinenL cones down Lo how nuch you wanL Lo
send. lf you can afford iL, you can uuy everyLhinq u fronL. 8uL nosL eole wanL Lo
sLarL wiLh Lhe uasics, waiL unLil Lhey conniL Lo doinq Paris2hice and Lhen uuy Lhe resL
of Lhe equinenL. bnforLunaLely, Lhe nosL exensive iece of equinenL is Lhe acLual
uike and you need Lo uuy LhaL firsL. Piders fron revious years cycled on Lhe sane uike
riqhL Lhrouqh Lhe sunner and Lhen for Pari2hice. Sone eole uqraded Lheir uike in
Lhe JunejJulyjAuqusL Linefrane.
lL's worLhwhile seakinq wiLh revious Paris2hice cyclisLs and askinq advice. !hen visiL one or Lwo uike sLores, Lell Lhen you will ue
Lraininq in lreland over Lhe sunner and Lhen cyclinq Paris Lo hice (700kn in days}. 8ike shos are very used Lo unfiL, niddle-aqed,
non-cyclisLs uuyinq uikes! 0on'L forqeL Lo see if you can use Lhe 8ike-Lo-Work schene Lo reduce cosLs.
You need a road racinq uike (noL a nounLain uike or hyurid uike}. 0ro handleuars raLher Lhan flaL handleuars are hiqhly
reconnended. ln Lerns of uudqeL, if you're a ueqinner we reconnend you send ueLween 600 and 1,200 on a uike.
Frane Frane Frane Frane: !he frane naLerial deends on how nuch you wanL Lo send. lL's viLal you qeL Lhe riqhL frane size. visiL a qood uike sLore,
Lry ouL differenL sizes and qeL advice fron a qood sLaff nenuer.
6ears 6ears 6ears 6ears: !he usual choice is ueLween "conacL chain-seL" raLher Lhan a "Lrile chain-seL." A Lrile qives you nore qears for qoinq u
hills. ln revious years Lhe na|oriLy chose a conacL wiLh a sizeaule ninoriLy qoinq for a Lrile.
Pedals Pedals Pedals Pedals: !his is usually Lhe hardesL quesLion. bsinq cyclinq shoes and cleaLs (which "lock you in"} is nuch ueLLer in Lhe lonq run uuL
Lakes a while Lo qeL used Lo. Many eole |usL wenL for cleaLs u shoes day-one, while oLhers sLayed wiLh reqular edals wiLh "Loe-
clis" even for Lhe cycle fron Paris2hice. For ueqinners we reconnend you uuy your uike wiLh reqular edals and Lhen swiLch Lo
cleaLs afLer a few weeks - your uike sho can chanqe your edals for you.
RelneL RelneL RelneL RelneL: You nusL have a road cyclinq helneL. 8esL Lo visiL a sLore and choose one LhaL suiLs you (esecially if you wear qlasses}.
CloLhinq CloLhinq CloLhinq CloLhinq: Secial cyclinq shorLs are alnosL nandaLory uecause Lhey conLain a chanois cushion LhaL nakes iL conforLaule Lo siL on a
racinq uike saddle for a lonq Line.
8ike 8ike 8ike 8ike SLores SLores SLores SLores
!here are nany uike shos locaLed around lreland and nosL offer qood advice and qood ranqe of uicycles. 8oLh 8elfield 8ikes u
Rarry's 8ikes offer secial deals for arLicianLs of Paris2hice.
8elfield 8ikes 8elfield 8ikes 8elfield 8ikes 8elfield 8ikes. hLL:jjwww.uelfielduikesho.conj
LocaLed in Lhe bC0 8elfield Canus. 8elfield 8ikes is arL of Lhe sane uusiness as Cyclinq Safaris so Lhey are very faniliar wiLh
Paris2hice. Full ranqe of uikes, wiLh a larqe ranqe in lower riced uikes arLly due Lo Lheir larqe sLudenL clienLele.

Rarry's 8ikes, Clonskeaqh Rarry's 8ikes, Clonskeaqh Rarry's 8ikes, Clonskeaqh Rarry's 8ikes, Clonskeaqh hLL:jjwww.harrysuikes.iej
Full ranqe of uikes wiLh larqe Lo-of-Lhe-ranqe selecLion. !he owner of Rarry's 8ikes (Conor} conleLed Paris2hice lasL year, so he
and Lhe sLaff are very hay Lo advise.

0Lher uike shos include: 8ase2Pace, FiLzCycles, CycleSuerSLore, RollinqsworLh uikes

0 00 0nline nline nline nline
0nline sLores are qreaL for accessories, cloLhinq and oLher uiLs you niqhL wanL Lo uuy. lL's noL a qood idea Lo uuy your uike online
unless you are an exerienced cyclisL. Many online sLores run dailyjweekly offers.
hLL:jjwww.cyclesuersLore.ie. (also have a larqe reLail sLore in !allaqhL}
hLL:jjwww.wiqqle.co.ukj
hLL:jjwww.chainreacLioncycles.conj