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Ocampo, Maritza. "On Bike Riding and Writing." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/213.
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What follows are the motivations and desires behind my writing and why I chose to pursue writing in the first place. This paper not only gives context to my creative stories, but it also functions as a self-portrait, a glimpse of the writer behind the text. In this paper, I speak of my experiences of growing up in a marginalized group, of being a daughter of Mexican immigrants and a member of the working class. I explain how those experiences helped shape the content and voice that I portray in my collection of short stories called, Somewhere Between Here and There. This collection of short stories emerged at the start of my graduate program but it was a project that was slowly accumulating over the years. The collection centers on the invisibility of a Latino community and dramatizes the challenges that they face as individuals and as a group. Many of my characters face challenges both at an individual and institutional level that causes fragmentation. In the end, each character tries to cope with their situation while trying to find and discover a sense of self and belonging in the world.
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Hagberg, Nelly. ""The simple act of riding a bike" : Svenska och amerikanska kritikers reception av filmen Den Gröna Cykeln." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för film och litteratur (IFL), 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-31839.
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Uppsatsens syfte är att granska sexton recensioner publicerade i svensk respektive amerikansk press gällande filmen Den Gröna Cykeln (Haifaa Al-Mansour, 2012). Undersökningen grundar i kritikernas syn på genus och jämställdhet samt kulturell och nationell identitet som filmen berör. Recensionerna analyseras och jämförs för att hitta skillnader och likheter i den svenska respektive amerikanska receptionen. Analysen visar att skillnaden mellan de två nationernas reception är uppdelade mellan de två fokusområdena, där de amerikanska kritikerna fokuserar på kulturell och nationell identitet och jämför filmens skildring av det saudiarabiska samhället med den amerikanska kulturen. De svenska kritikerna tycks generellt ha större fokus på filmens skildring av genus och jämställdhet till skillnad från amerikanerna.
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Hunsicker, Jamie. "Evaluation of the Kenton Hardin County Family Bike Program." Case Western Reserve University Doctor of Nursing Practice / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=casednp1571153144525499.
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Haslett, David Stuart. "Riding at the Margins: International Media and the Construction of a Generic Outlaw Biker Identity in the South Island of New Zealand, circa 1950 - 1975." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Sociology and Anthropology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/953.
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Abstract New Zealand has had a visible recreational motorcycle culture since the 1920s, although the forerunners of the later 'outlaw' motorcycle clubs really only started to emerge as loose-knit biker cliques in the 1950s. The first recognised New Zealand 'outlaw club', the Auckland chapter of the Californian Hell's Angels M.C., was established on July 1961 (Veno 2003: 31). This was the Angels' first international chapter, and only their fifth chapter overall at that time. Further outlaw clubs emerged throughout both the North and the South Island of New Zealand from the early 1960s, and were firmly established in both islands by the end of 1975. Outlaw clubs continue to flourish to this day. The basic question that motivated this thesis was how (the extent to which) international film, literature, media reports and photographic images (circa 1950 - 1975) have influenced the generic identity adopted by 'outlaw' motorcycle clubs in New Zealand, with particular reference to the South Island clubs. The focus of the research was on how a number of South Island New Zealand outlaw bikers interpreted international mass media representations of 'outlaw' biker culture between 1950 - 1975. This time span was carefully chosen after considerable research, consultation and reflection. It encompasses a period when New Zealand experienced rapid development of a global mass media, where cultural images were routinely communicated internationally in (relatively) real time. Drawing on the work of Okely and Cohen, I argue that 'outlaw' motorcycle clubs, like many other subcultures, construct their communities symbolically, and that some of the rituals and symbolism seen in New Zealand outlaw biker clubs today are substantially similar to those observed in 'outlaw' clubs in other parts of the world (Thompson 1966, Okely 1983, Cohen 1985, Veno 2003). My fieldwork clearly established that representations of outlaw motorcycle clubs were being actively consumed by South Island bikers via the international mass media from the early - mid 1960s. However, my research also revealed that, whilst the globalisation of the mass media was integral to the evolution of the generic New Zealand 'outlaw' biker social identity, it was not their only influence. South Island outlaw bikers, like any other consumer of mass media, accepted and at times appropriated some of the international and regional representations of their subculture, whilst clearly rejecting others. I also established that like any other international subculture, there were regional differences that were often determined by factors contingent to the locality, and that the South Island outlaw clubs from that period that still exist today were also influenced by conflict with significant others, including the police, during their formative stages. This supports Lavigne's and Veno's contention that warfare is good for clubs during their formative stage, as violent conflict weeds out the weak, whilst bonding surviving members to their clubs and their club brothers (Lavigne 1987: 301, Veno 2003: 263). Key words: community; sub-cultures; media; identity; gangs; outlaw motorcycle clubs David Haslett School of Sociology and Anthropology University of Canterbury Private Bag 4800 Christchurch 8140 New Zealand
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范凱閎. "The Investigation of Riding Posture with Maximal Pedaling Power on Road Bikes." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/83406440653931605393.
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碩士國立清華大學
工業工程與工程管理學系
102
The purpose of this study is to investigate the riding posture with maximal pedaling power on road bikes, and the posture will be a useful reference for the design and a sales guide for select and adjustment. The ergonomics of optimal riding posture and power output is becoming a leading concern of the road bikes users. Why a road bike rider is normally bending his torso downward significantly? It is inferred that other than the apparent reason of reducing air drag, the posture is to pose a small torso-to-thigh angle to maximize pedaling power. This hiding reason of the riding posture should be investigated. An experiment was devised to measure the peak static pedaling forces at 126 positions while the torso is assuming in three erect and two supine postures. The 126 positions is a metric of 9 distances x 14 heights which are accessible by the foot ball. The 3 torso erect postures are torso erect 90°, torso erect 45°, and torso erect 0°; and 2 supine are torso supine 180°, torso supine 135°(angle in standard Cartesian).A measurement platform with a 200 kg load cell was fabricated for force measurement. Five healthy young males were paid and recruited as subject for participation. The results are classified in 3 items: maximal pedaling force, optimal riding posture, and the relationship between optimal riding posture and maximal pedaling force. For the maximal pedaling force, the result show that for each individual, the greatest pedaling force is symmetrically appears in torso supine 135°; and the peak forces in two supine positions are all greater than the 3 erect ones. The greatest pedaling force among 3 erect postures appears in torso erect 45°symmetrically. These forces are all equal to their body weight, and all about 10% lower than that of the torso supine 135°. The result suggests that the peak force in relation to torso angle is quadratic. The pooled means of these maximal forces also exhibit similar phenomenon. Secondly, for each of the 3 erect postures, the angle of the link of hip-and-foot ball are 29.38°(SD = 1.99°) for erect 90°, 27.18°(SD = 1.54°) for erect 45°, and 22.8°(SD = 1.34°)for erect 0°, and no difference among 5 subjects, but the link lengths are proportional to their leg length. Likewise, similar results exhibit for the 2 supine postures. Finally, it is also interested to find the angle of the hip-foot ball link decreases as torso angle decreased. This phenomenon could be explained as the torso-to-thigh affect the rotation of pelvis which in turn alters the lengths of related muscle, thus the position of peak force changes. The optimal riding posture of erect 45° is finally compared with previous study. Previous study showed that central bar angle is 72° and the sitting height (low dead point to the hip) is 109 % of leg length for road bikes. The calculated central bar angle of this study is 73.3°, and the calculated sitting height of this study is 103%. The results of this study are quite promising which answered many enigmas: The supine is more effective in pedaling than the erect. The position of peak force is related to torso angle, for the erect the optimal riding posture is near 45°. The 73.3° central bar angle and 103% sitting height are also related to optimal riding posture. The results can be a useful reference for the design and a sales guide for select and adjustment.
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Hsu, Yu-sine, and 許郁欣. "Dynamic Modeling of Exercise Bike and Bike riding." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/11507818037477938155.
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碩士逢甲大學
機械工程學所
98
The concept of keeping fit is prevailing in these years. The more and more people try to achieve the purpose of keeping fit by doing exercise. The exercise bike model and the human body model by the human kinetics simulation software LifeMODTM are used to combine the model of human body and exercise bike to simulate the exercise of riding an exercise bike in this thesis. Observing the circumstances of muscle and the joint in a part of human body when riding by changing the resistance, speed , the position of seat and riding posture. The result of analysis could be the reference of exercise bike. In order to avoid the sports injuries of joint, to earn the correct riding posture by knowing the pressure on joint. Except for the exercise bike, the exercise of riding bicycle is simulated in the thesis. Observing the muscle and joint circumstances of rider by changing the seat positions, and discuss the different results of the exercise bike and bicycle analysis.
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Yu-Li, Hsuan, and 黎宣裕. "The Dynamic Analysis for the Elderly Riding a Bike." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/01466189336245064548.
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碩士南開科技大學
福祉科技與服務管理所
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Riding bicycle has become a popular excise in Taiwan. The riding population is drastically increasing and some of them are elderly. There are lots of benefits in riding bicycle for elderly. It helps in saving money and protecting the environment on short trip distance. It encourages people to be close to their environment and the nature when used it for leisure and travel. It assists in controlling one’s weight, strengthening one’s cardiopulmonary functions, and lowering blood pressure when it comes to exercise and health. At the same time, it also prevents osteoporosis and degeneration. Unlike others ages group, elderly riding bicycle are easier to course injures on the buttocks and muscles. There are two studies In this thesis, one is to use the 3-D Gyros motion capture system to analyze the riding posture, the other is to use Tekscan pressure measurement system to estimate the advantages of prescribed four saddles. Results show the excellent outcomes for both studies. Key word : The Elderly, The Bike, 3-D human body dynamic pick up, Saddle, Seatpost
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Fan, Yung-Yi, and 范永奕. "The effect of riding roller bike trainer on the pattern of riding coordinate and movement control." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/74fznm.
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碩士國立臺東大學
體育學系碩士班
98
The main purpose of study aimed to quantify and analyze the changes of control, steady riding ability and coordinate pattern within different phases of riding on a roller bike trainer as the learning process of multiple-segmental complex movement. Method
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江子朋. "Design and Construction of Interactive Multimedia Bike Riding, Training and Entertaining Platform." Thesis, 2008. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/20261008389018376877.
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碩士國立彰化師範大學
機電工程學系
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Although Taiwan’s bike industry has been fully developed and played an important role in the global market, the related indoor interactive and entertaining exercise bikes have been downplayed. While foreign exercise bikes equipped lots of functions, they are also expensive. The domestic exercise bike products, usually simply comprise of bikes and training racks, have limited functions and lack of fun feeling of exercising. As a result, few people are willing to purchase these products except some professional cyclists. The purpose of this thesis is to design an interactive bike training platform, combining PS2, personal computer and control panel to achieve entertaining, training and exercising effects. In this research, the exercise bikes studies and relevant products specifications are first collected and assessed. The next step is to list system requirements to achieve both exercising and entertaining effects. Meanwhile, the U.S. patents are analysed. In order to sidestep foreign patents , through the process of problems definition, solving methods, conceptual design and detail design, we invent and fulfill an innovative bike prototype whose price is reasonable for consumers and performance is excellent. For the new bike model, we have also designed a training platform which has interactive functions with riders to practice.
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Chao-Ching, Chen, and 陳昭慶. "Study of Lower Limb Biomechanics under Different Riding Positions Using Exercise Bike." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/49569578899293749530.
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碩士臺北巿立體育學院
運動器材研究所
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Abstract Purpose: To understand the effect of different seat positions exercise bike riding on the lower limb joint angles and muscle EMG effects. Methods: The subjects were 15 healthy college students. The riding exercise bike in 6 different seat positions (Standard position, forward 3 cm, backward 3 cm, upward to 5% of leg length, downward 5% and 10% of leg length ) at minimum resistance mode 80 RPM per minute. The ride 3 minutes and the kinematics data of the subjects were recorded using Motion Analysis of lower extremity knee and ankle joint angle data, the EMG. For the EMG study BioPacMP150 was used to record each trial and the EMG in different lower limb muscle. Results: When the seat position was upward, the muscle activation significant increased. In different seat position, there are different trends in EMG acceleration period and recovery period. Kinematic study found that the downward position when the seat when the angle between the knee and ankle will be bigger Conclusions: This study will help exercise bike rehabilitation of lower extremity muscle strength and prevention of the sports injuries.
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Chuang, Kai-hsiang, and 莊凱翔. "The Impact of Road Environment and Vehicle on the Riding Behavior of Bikers." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/19365358150892130668.
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博士國立中央大學
機械工程學系
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World Health Organization data have indicated that in 75% of countries worldwide, bicyclists accounted for 2–19% of crash deaths. This crash risk may hamper efforts to increase bicycle usage and take advantage of its low carbon emissions. Therefore, understanding the risks associated with bicyclists' use of roads will likely reduce crashes and may facilitate the use of bicycles. This research fitted the sensor and device inclouding one global positioning system, 3-axis accelerometer, two ultrasonic distance sensors, eight proximity switches, one variable resistor, and five car camera DVR black boxes into an urban-style bicycle. Then, Using this bicycle to collect 40 bicyclists' riding behavior data. In order to observe the valuable data from the great amount of row data, we established the data processing method to reduce the data and filter out the worthless data. Throught the data reduction method to find the valuable data, we investigated vehicle-related factors, road-related factors, and bicyclist-related factors influenced motorists' decisions about initial passing distances and bicyclists' behaviors after the motorists started to pass. We found that many facotrs including road factor, bicylists' gender difference and passing vehicles affected the motorists' initial passing distance. The present study demonstrated that the quasi-naturalistic riding method is capable of collecting rich data concerning bicyclists' behaviors, which could potentially be utilized in various types of studies.
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Tsai, Sheng-Hung, and 蔡昇宏. "Using Eye tracking on bike riding behavior of midlife and aged women: Taking Taipei Xinyi road bike track for example." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/dxkfyt.
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碩士國立臺灣師範大學
公民教育與活動領導學系
105
The technique of eye tracking was not portable and limited to some specific research in the past. Head-mounted eye tracking has been developed recently and is wildy applied on the movement learning and cognition research. Head-mounted eye tracking can be used on exploration on physical competence of human behaviors and enhance the learning efficiency. It really brings the research relating to eye tracking a breakthrough. The number of cyclists in Taiwan has been dramatically increasing, however, it also brings risks of bike accidents. According to the related statistics, midlife and aged women have higher rates on bike accidents. Therefor, through eye tracking, it may a good and possible way to find possible solutions. The purpose of this study was used Eye NTNUp-30 to explore the riding behavior of midlife and aged women. This study adopted convenience sampling and recruited 41 women (age=62.95), 14 participants with biking habit (biking habit group, HBG, age=67.71), 13 participants without biking habit (no biking habit group, NBHG, age=60.31) and 14 participants were unable to ride (cannot bike group, CBG, age=60.64). The results showed that three groups had no significance on the reaction time to the direct impacts and indirect impacts and neither did the result on gaze duration of the direct impacts. However, the indirect impacts of gaze duration had significance among these three groups, and the HBG and the CBG had significant difference. The HBG gazing on the cones might have lower instant risks by the indirect impacts; the NBHG and CBG easily ignore cones and are attracted to the people beside biking tracks. The study concluded that the HBG had better ability to sence the risks then NBHG and CBG. Further studies are suggested to collaborate with bike association, communities or schools and investigate other genders and, different age groups to understand their riding behavior and to accidents on bike riding.
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Lu, Chien-Tzu, and 呂千慈. "Investigating the Effect of Bicycle Riding Environment and Station Distribution on Bike-Sharing Usage." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/2fb7g5.
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碩士國立交通大學
運輸與物流管理學系
105
According to statistics of bike-sharing monthly usage in Taipei, people are considerable differences in borrowing and returning the shared bikes at different stations. The factors effecting bike-sharing usage need to be examined and used to improve bike-sharing system in Taipei. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the effect of bicycle riding environment including land use, bicycle routes and weather. Another aim is to find out how station distribution impacts the usage. We collect bike-sharing usage data divided into borrowing and returning usage. The approach adopted is called multiple regression analysis and multilevel model. The model is shown when commercial land and residential land grows, the usage increases. The neighborhood park and community park around stations increase the usage. In winter, higher rainfall incline to reduce the usage. Increasing the usage needs proper bicycle routes around stations. These results provide insight as to the relative influence of land use, bicycle routes, weather and station distribution impacting on bike-sharing usage in Taipei. The findings may assist shared bike operators to improve the bike-sharing system and help increase the sustainability of the bike-sharing system.
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Wang, Yi-wen, and 汪旖文. "The effect of non-circular chainring on road bike riding efficiency and lower extremity electromyography." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/25464165140266716845.
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碩士國立臺灣師範大學
體育學系
100
Non-circular chainring is a product created for improving cycling performance. The principle of non-circular chainring is based on the modification of the gear ration of the chainring. While pedaling at the top and bottom dead point, the distance between buttom bracket and the point of tangency of the chainring becomes shorter. Therefore, the radius of chainring was decreased, the torque of the pedaling was increase, and the number of teeth was reduced virtually. In the same way, while pedaling to the circumstance of maximal power (3 O’clock), the design could increase the diameter of chainring, increase the number of teeth virtually, to have the more power output. Purpose: To investigate the effect of using non-circular chaining on road bike riding efficiency and electromyography( EMG) of lower extremity muscles ( rectus femoris, biceps femoris, tibial anterior, & gastrocnemius). Methods: Eight male elite cyclists (age: 24.50 ± 4.23 yrs old, height: 172.67 ± 5.1cm, weight: 67.50 ± 10.0kg, VO2max: 67.14 ± 5.80 ml/kg/min ) with more than 3 years cycling experience were recruited in this study. All of them train at least 20 hours or 600 km per week. Subjects randomly use conventional circular chainring or non-circular chainring to perform 3 riding trials for 5 minutes respectively under 3 different intensities which were 10% above anaerobic threshold (AT+10%), anaerobic threshold (AT), 20% below anaerobic threshold (AT-20%). VO2 and EMG were recorded during these 5 minutes tests. Results: There’s no significant difference on VO2 between using conventional chainring and non-circular chainring. At the intensity AT+ 10%, the EMG activity of rectus femoris using non-circular chainringwas significantly lower than using conventional chainring. However, there were no significant difference in other muscles between using these two different chainrings. Conclusion: For elite cyclists, non-circular chainring cannot enhance their riding efficiency at sub-maximal workload. At the intensity AT+ 10%, using non-circular chaining may reduce rectus femoris muscle activation.
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Tseng, Yu-Shu, and 曾于書. "The Effect of Bike-Riding Activity Program to Students’ Self-Concept in Junior High School." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/31829647109093788253.
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碩士臺北巿立體育學院
運動教育研究所
101
The main purpose of this research is to understand the effect of bike-riding activity program to students’ self-concept in junior high school. The sample population of 15 days bike-riding activity includes 6 high-risk students from one public junior high school in Hsinchu City. The analyzed data was collected through Tennessee Self-Concept Scale. The collected data was analyzed through pre and after-tests, the research’s observation notes, self-examination journal, and interview recording.The major results were summarized as follows: 1. It’s helpful to promote the self-concept after experiencing the bike-riding activity. It is especially be observed by the following dimensions: total self-concept, physical-self, moral-self, family-self, mental-self, and social-self. 2. According to the observation notes and interview recording, bike-riding activity can also influence participants’ social ability, achievements motivation, confidence, motion control, gratitude understanding, and meaningful life. Finally, the result of the research can provide the future researches when they practice the relative topics, and can be the reference resources for the educational units when they arrange the curriculums toward the high-risk students.
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HUNG, HEIEN WEN, and 謝文鴻. "Have a Dream-the Development Experience in the Management Pattern of Bike Riding Combines Tour Guide." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/6ghvyf.
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碩士國立臺東大學
進修部運動休閒管理碩(假日)
99
Abstract With the exclusive lanes built by public sectors and relevant events promotion, bike riding trend and various campaigns are booming these years. Also, bike riding experience has got involving into our living. A-Do
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Peng, Shang-En, and 彭上恩. "Effect of velocity and inertial load on the performance of riding on the roller bike trainer." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/77411293107904364504.
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碩士國立臺灣師範大學
運動科學研究所
102
Bicycle riding is a special activity. People not only compete in the many different bicycle events in the Olympics, but also ride the bicycle in daily life. Bicycle is an important vehicle for transportation. Roller bike trainer is regularly used for athletic training, but it takes some skill to balance on the bike when the athlete riding on it for the first time. what kind of factors that affect the riding performance on the roller bike trainer was the main purpose of this study. Method: Eight healthy males who have experience of riding on a roller bike trainer were recruited to ride the ordinary bicycle and the power crank bicycle in different velocity and inertial load on the roller bike trainer. Riding performance was analyzed with 2-way repeated measure ANOVA. Results: In addition to velocity, the extreme inertial load also affected the riding performance on the roller bike trainer.
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Wu, Yu Ting, and 吳鈺渟. "A hazard perception evaluation in conveying information from on-bike riding assistance device using different types of auditory sounds." Thesis, 2015. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/97551219001879017378.
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碩士長庚大學
工業設計學系
103
This study evaluated the impact of multi-sensory information cues from on-bicycle riding information assistance devices on hazard perception performance. Experiments tested the impact of distraction from different combinations of visual (GARMIN Edge 705), auditory sensory aids (Tradition/ Abstract/ Auditory Icon/ Speech ) on the subject’s ability to maintain peddling frequency while conducting eight different tasks. The results indicate that the traditional signal whether in a single auditory (T) or with visual aids (VT), which are the most affecting performance overview of traffic safety. The exclusion of the traditional signal, using other auditory signal or the integrated use of different sensory cues (e.g., auditory icon, abstract, speech) can decrease cognitive loading and the performance of auditory icon is the best, the second is speech. Auditory icon signal helped rider easy to understand the signal mean, and reduce the degree of rider distraction, thus helping maintain a high sensitivity to danger. Cycling performance was further improved through combining auditory icon and speech with vision cues for assistance in the riding. The implications of these findings and the need to integrate and manage complex on-bicycle rider information assistance devices information systems are discussed.
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Lin, Yu-Hui, and 林玉惠. "A Study of the Bike-riding Safety Programs Development for Junior High School Students：A Case Study of A Junior High School in Taichung City." Thesis, 2015. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/kuvh8z.
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碩士中華大學
運輸科技與物流管理學系碩士班
103
ABSTRACT Nowadays, bike riding prevails all over the world. When compared with motor vehicles and public transportation, cycling not only benefits the environment but also provides people with a healthy option. However, bicycle riders are vulnerable groups. They face a higher risk of crash-related injuries and deaths than occupants of motor vehicles when negotiating traffic and more complex junctions. According to the statistics, 31.3% of junior high school students commute by bicycle, and 47.4% of them cycle for leisure. Adolescents aged 10-19 years have the highest rates of bicycle-related head injuries, which lead to many of the fatalities. Moreover, 45% of the victims are junior high school students aged 13-15 years. To decrease the accidents, education is viewed as the most effective way to enhance students’ safety awareness. Therefore, this study aims to design teaching programs to help develop students’ cognition about bike safety. With a view to identifying the most important teaching topics, a questionnaire survey, analyses of descriptive statistics, K-Means, and t test are adopted in the research. As a result, two teaching programs are designed according to the following four topics：(1) Having an intimate acquaintance with traffic signs, marking, and lights. (2) How to wear a helmet correctly. (3) Riding to the right and avoiding cycling abreast. (4) Crossing the road safely. After the implementation of the pre-tests, the teaching activities, and the post-tests in sequence, by means of K-Means, paired t test, and two population proportions test, the analyses are conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of these two teaching programs. For the test-paper one, below are the conclusions derived from the analyses based on the rates of the right answers for each question：(1) question one：The word “yield” in a regular triangle means to make way. The correctness rate of this question on the pre-test is 0.32, and that on the post-test , 0.36. Neither of the statistical figures is over 0.5. (2) question two：Regulatory signs come in the shape of a circle. The correctness rate of this question on the pre-test is 0.93, and that on the post-test, 0.71. Both of the results indicate much more endeavor concerning teaching traffic signs should be made literally. All in all, the results show that the average scores of the post-tests are significantly higher than those of the pre-tests, which means both the teaching programs are extremely effective in promoting students’ knowledge of biking safely. This study is expected to offer suggestions for relevant bike-riding education policies and the reference of traffic authorities. Keywords：bicycle, safety, teaching program, junior high school, student
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Kuo, Yu-Hung, and 郭裕紘. "A Study of the Pre-tour Expectation, Satisfaction, and Revisit Intention of the Bike-Riding Participants- Taking the Example of 2013 New Taipei City Biking Day." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/45124526355249925090.
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碩士輔仁大學
體育學系碩士班
101
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between pre-tour expectations, actual perceptions and re-visit intention of the 2013 New Taipei City Biking Day participants. The study conducted a questionnaire survey using convenient sampling method and collected 350 valid responses. The study found: (a) a typical subject of the study was male, married, aged 41-50 years old, college graduated, a blue-collar worker, with monthly income of NT$ 20001-40000, from the northern part of Taiwan, riding with a group of 2-10 people, and was not a member of any riding teams; (b) the “Attraction of the Activity” scored the highest among the pre-tour expectation subscales, with “Exercise Loading” the least; (c) the “Attraction of the Activity” scored the highest among the actual perception subscales, with “Overall Planning of the Activity” the least; and, (d) there was a significantly positive correlation between scores of pre-tour expectation or actual perception and re-visit intention, that is, subjects with a stronger pre-tour expectation or actual perception level had higher re-visit intention of the biking day activity.
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Haslett, David. "Riding at the margins : international media and the construction of a generic outlaw biker identity in the South Island of New Zealand, circa 1950-1975 : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in Cultural Anthropology /." 2007. http://library.canterbury.ac.nz/etd/adt-NZCU20070511.121711.
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