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About Dudek Law Firm

Dudek Law Firm is a California based law firm that defends the victims of car, truck, bicycle, and motorcycle accidents.

Time to Stretch Those Legs! 5 Warm-up Stretches to Get You Going

Here’s a cycling tip: never skip the warm-up stretch! Everyone’s guilty of skipping at one point or another, but stretching before a ride has several benefits. It gets you pumped up and prepares your body as well as your mind for the ride ahead. Here are a few stretches we like to do before we set off into San Diego. Stretching for Success The butterfly stretch. While sitting upright, pull both feet toward your body and push your knees gently toward the ground with your hands. This helps increase the range of motion of your hips and knees. The leg swing. Stand next to your bike on one side, holding the seat to keep it and yourself stable. Then, swing the outside leg forward and backward, keeping your leg straight. Do this ten times, and then turn to face your bike. Using the same leg, swing side by side to…
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A Week ‘Til the Race: Tapering for Maximum Performance

The big race is coming up – are you ready? When you hit the starting line, you want to be alert, hydrated and ready to ride. What’s your regimen for the week leading up, though? You don’t want to go so hard that you aren’t at 100 percent come race time, but you don’t want to neglect riding either. Here are some tips to guide you through the week before the race so you’ll be ready to go. Tapering for the Race According to researchers at Ball State University in Indiana, tapering before a race brings about an improvement of 4 percent in your performance. A combined study from several Canadian universities found that cutting training volume by 50 percent for one week led to consistently better performance in time trials, sometimes shaving minutes off a cyclist’s race time. But tapering is not an exact science and will have different…
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Hot Fix: What To Do About a Broken Bike Chain

You hear a snap and your bike wheels stop responding. When you pull over to the side of the road, you see the culprit: the chain, dangling down onto the ground, snapped unceremoniously. A broken bike chain is not the end of the world and does not require a professional to fix. Here is our step-by-step guide to fixing your bike chain, at least for long enough to find a replacement. What you need: a chainbreaker tool, bike grease, degreaser, water, a chain link if possible, a toothbrush Take a picture of the broken chain with your phone so you know how your chain attaches to your bike. Shift the bike into the middle gears in both front and back. Note what gears you are on. If your bike only has one set of gears, you’ll need to have a spare chain link, because the method described in this blog…
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