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Cycling is one of the best and the adventurous holiday, you can enjoy without worrying about gas prices or hotel reservations. Together they provide just a few essential cycling gear and their own comfortable accommodation to that a pleasant trip.
Bicycle Touring Equipment: How to buy the best camping tent
One of the basic cycling equipment for a safe trip to the tents. It protects you from the rain sun and wind. Available in different sizes, shapes and colors, there are four basic components, the Poles, the rain fly, trap and body. Here are some factors to know before buying a camping tent:
* Size and weight: The best choice for lightweight tents with a weight of not more than 4, because it easily portable and compact enough to fit in your pocket. Great to be set up and difficult to stabilize. You can opt for those instead of the heavy nylon tents. You can easily do without suffering muscular pain and fatigue.
* Materials: Look at the materials used for manufacturing. The use of the materials quality is often less due to leakage and fall during the rain. So, waterproof tents better choice, polyester those protected from UV rays. Also check with sturdy and durable tent poles, as they offer more stability.
* Room and Ventilation: Think of your camping equipment and the number of people who sleep in the tent. It must be large enough to accommodate these people and equipment. It is important to open on each side, as it contributes to maintaining adequate ventilation and air flow.
* Easy setup: A tent with a simple system set-up and easy to set up operations in the dark, rain or harsh winds. A dome shaped and made A-frame is easier to set up.
Only half of all bicyclists regularly wear helmets. Unfortunately, choosing not to wear head protection, cyclists sit at risk for injury or death also increases in the event of an accident.
According to estimates from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, each year:
• 800 cyclists killed in accidents, and two thirds of the deaths involve injuries to the head and face.
• Cyclist in 151 000 U.S. hospital emergency rooms treated for head injuries
• About half of all bicycle-related injuries involved children under 10 years of head and face.
Simply wearing a helmet can reduce the risk of head injury by 85 percent and the risk of head injury by 88 percent.
Helmet Safety
There is no bike helmet that was manufactured after 1999, mandatory helmet safety standards are required, including the chin strap is strong enough to correct the helmet in the event of an accident to keep away. In addition, you should be sure their helmets fit properly rider to prevent head injuries:
• Helmets should fit snugly and comfortably on the head. When properly adjusted, it should not move in any direction.
• The helmet should sit quietly and should not be tilted back over the head or pulled low over his forehead.
• chin strap should be buckled to ensure that the helmet will fall off or change jobs during the accident.
Besides wearing a helmet, cyclists can take further steps to stay away from the safe on the road. Bikers should follow all traffic rules and regulations. When the night ride, cyclists should ensure they correct front and rear lights and reflectors and wear reflective or bright clothing should make themselves visible to drivers.