For information about competitive cycling, visit the Allegheny Cycling Association Web site at www.acaracing.com or contact Henry Dimmick with the FoxVelo Cycling Club at 724-991-0461. Types of cycling are:

RECREATIONAL• Exercise — Rides casually but regularly for fitness• Event — Rides regularly and in special events such as the MS 150 in Cranberry Township• Nature lover — Prefers trails• Racer — Loves competitive cycling over rough patches

RACER• Road Racing — Teams race on long stretches of road• Criterium — Teams race many laps on short road or track• Cyclo-cross — Teams race multiple laps on short stretch of track that may incorporate roads, grass, trail, hills and obstacles• Time trial — Individual races on long or short stretch of road or track against the clock

SAFETY TIPSEveryone knows that you should wear a helmet, use front and rear lights at night and follow traffic laws. But bicyclesafe.com has these other tips:• Wear bright clothes even during the day; get a rear-view mirror• Travel on wide roads or roads where traffic moves slowly• In city or suburban riding, avoid hugging the right side of the road. Cars pulling out from the right can see you better when you are closer to the center of the lane, and you will avoid the risk of hitting a parked car's open door• Slow down and yell/ring a bell if a motorist coming the opposite way is turning left or a car is waiting to pull out on the right• Never pass vehicle or cyclist on the right; they may be turn right• At a red light, wait behind a vehicle instead of immediately to the right of the vehicle, which would be the motorist's blind spot• Do not travel on sidewalks. Motorists cannot see you when you cross intersections, and it threatens pedestrians• Do not travel on the left side of the street. Go with traffic.