This document is a table of contents and introduction for a book about biking. It outlines 5 chapters that will discuss pedaling and brakes, biking at night, gliding, turning, and gears. The introduction encourages the reader to learn about biking as a fun way to exercise and reduce pollution by biking instead of driving. It states that pedaling, brakes, and biking at night safety are the most important topics to understand.

1. Biking
By Abigail Dillavou

2. Chapter One
Pedaling and Brakes
Chapter Two
Biking at Night
Chapter Three
Gliding
Chapter Four
Turning
Chapter Five
Gears
Table of
Contents
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Introduction

3. Have you ever wondered how to
stop polluting the air? You can
bike! Biking is the funnest way to
get around. You can exercise and
have fun at the same time.
Pedaling and brakes are the
most important and safety
biking at night comes in second.
Read more to find more out
about biking!!!!
Introduction
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4. Pedaling and Brakes
The first thing about biking is to learn how to make the bike move
and stop. A bike is a simple machine with wheels. Let's focus on
how to move the bike. When you move the bike it is called
pedaling. To pedal, you need to push off, and then push the flat,
wood like bars and keep doing it. Don't be surprised if you fall of
your bike the first time because, unless you have some crazy
power, you are going to fall of. Now let's move on to stopping.
There are two ways to stop. The first one is pedaling backwards.
The second way is to press the handle brake. A brake is a type of
gear that will make your bike stop.A handle brake is a lever that
you push down on and located on the handle bar. When you
press it the bike will slowly stop unless you press it really really
fast then you will be thrown from your bike.
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5. Uncle Albert
mountain
biking in the
woods in
Maine.
Maine is a
very good
spot to go
biking.
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6. Biking at
NightThe first thing about biking at night is safety. You have to be
safe to bike at night. The first part about biking at night safety
is putting reflectors on your bike. Reflectors are small circles,
some times triangles, that reflect the light of cars so you wont
get hit. Do you know why you need to put reflectors on your
bike? By putting reflectors on your bike people in cars see you
and don't hit you with there cars. You also need to know the
places to go to be safe. Parks and roads are good places to
go. Most local golf courses are closed, but if there is a golf
course open late, those are good places to go. So are calm
neighborhoods. At night a lot of cars are moving, so the road is
not the best place to go. You still can but you need reflectors
on your bike. Remember, the first thing about biking at night is
safety.
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7. Biking at night is fun! But
remember, the first thing
about biking at night is
safety.
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8. Gliding
Gliding is a form of biking where
you relax your legs and let the wind
cool you off. When you glide, you
can stand up, or stay siting. Gliding
is when you coast, and letting the
wind cool you off. How to glide is
simple, you stop pedaling and
keep your feet in the place that
they are in and stay that way until
you want to pedal again. The same
thing goes for standing up gliding.
This is a way to stop. It is also
another way to go down a hill.
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9. You need a bike to glide! Otherwise,
you wouldn't get anywhere! pg. 8W

10. Turning
Turning is a very important
part of biking. To turn, lean
to one side and turn your
handle bars the way you
want to turn and you will go
that way. Lean right, go
right. Lean left, go left.
Don't lean to far or you
might fall over!
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11. My sister,
Lilliana,
making a
fast,
sharp
turn.
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12. Gears
The first thing about gears is that they are not ship gears,
they are bike gears. Gears make the pedals switch,
depending on where you are. If you go uphill you can make
the gears switch so pedaling is easier. If you go down a
hill, you should switch gears to a harder gear to slow
down, and when you get to the bottom switch back to
regular. Going uphill is hard, so you should switch to an
easier gear, downhill harder, then back to regular and keep
pedaling or you can glide then continue pedaling.
pg. 11W

13. These are some bike chains
and gears on a bike. The
chains go over the gears. pg. 12W

14. Glossary
Gears
A set of wheels wi" tee" "at
chan# $ level of hardness
y& pedal to move $ bik'
Brakes
A #ar "at )ops $
bik'
Gli*ng
A form of biking "at
allows y& to cool of.
Bike
A simple machine wi"
two wheels.
Reflectors
A circle or t,angle
"at reflects $ light
of cars.
Handle Brakes
A #ar "at y& press on and
)op.
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