Mountain bike magazine's complete guide to mountain biking skills expert tips on conquering curves, corners, dips, descents, hills, water hazards, and other all-terrain challenges
Guide to riding a mountain bike, with information on choosing the right bike, riding skills, how to ride in any weather, and tips from professional mountain bikers.
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Emmaus, Pa.
Rodale Press
c1996
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| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Mountain bike magazine's complete guide to mountain biking skills |b expert tips on conquering curves, corners, dips, descents, hills, water hazards, and other all-terrain challenges |c by the editors of Mountain bike and Bicycling magazines |
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| 246 | 3 | 0 | |a Mountain biking skills |
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| 500 | |a Includes index | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a 1. Hit the Dirt: A Longtime Roadie Makes the Mountain Bike Leap -- 2. Have a Fit: Your Guide to a Comfortable, Efficient Position -- 3. Your First 100 Days: Turn Your Dirthead Dreams into Reality -- 4. Tools for the Trail: 11 Essential Items -- Plus 9 More for Epic Rides -- 5. Riding Responsibly: How to Be Environmentally Correct -- 6. Traveling with Your Bike: How to Have a Successful Off-Road Roadtrip -- 7. Crash Course: The Facts about Injuries -- And How to Avoid Them -- 8. Looking Ahead: Eye Think (Therefore I Ride) -- 9. Going over Obstacles: Clearing Six-Inch Rocks, Roots and Bumps -- 10. Popping Wheelies: Wheelie Gweat Ways to Clear Obstacles -- 11. Hop to It! Hints for Frustrated Bunny-Hoppers -- 12. The Lunge: An Easy Way to Clean Uphill Obstacles -- 13. Climbing Clinic: The Basics of Going Up -- 14. Uphill Battle: Ways to Win It -- 15. Climbing on Loose Surfaces: Finding Your Balance between Gripping and Slipping -- 16. Downhill Thrills: Using Balance and Braking for Decent Descents -- 17. Front Brake Primer: Protect the Trail -- And Your Face -- 18. Taking Turns: Conquering Curves and Corners -- 19. Speed Racers: The Keys to Going Faster -- 20. Shocking Advice: How to Ride a Suspended Rig -- 21. Brake or Break: Discover the Hidden Power in Your Levers -- Or Else -- 22. Balancing Act: Six Tips for Never Tipping -- 23. Clicking In: Easing the Transition to Clipless Pedals -- 24. Seven Solutions to Simple Screwups: Quick Fixes for Maddening Mistakes -- 25. Insane Drop-Offs: Follow Me down This One -- 26. V-Ditches: Mastering the Whoop-de-do -- 27. High-Speed Compressions: Follow These Tips to Clean Bumps and Dips -- 28. Switchback Nose Wheelie: It's a Funky Way to Get Down -- 29. Hillside Traverse: What to Do When You're Riding on the Edge -- 30. Blowing Up: Surviving a Flat Tire at High Speed -- 31. Stair Meister: Riding down Steps like a Trials Champ -- 32. Rolling over Rocks: Stand Tall, Be Aggressive and Let It Wail -- 33. Wet and Dialed: A Guide to Ridin' in the Rain -- 34. Dirty Little Secrets: Ten Tips for Riding in Mud -- 35. Snow Job: How to Handle Hardpack, Powder, Ice and Slush -- 36. Overcoming Altitude: Ridin' High without Feelin' Low -- 37. Trail Reading: Learning Where to Set Your Sights -- 38. Moonlight Ramble: How to Be a Creature of the Night -- 39. Obstacle Course: Up, Over and Away -- 40. Twisting and Turning: To Everything Turn, Turn, Turn -- 41. Stop Right There: Discovering Your Braking Point -- 42. Going Up: Making It to the Top -- 43. Coming Down: Avoiding the Downhill Slide -- 44. Making Passes: Getting by the Other Guy -- 45. More Pointers from the Pros: Tips from Team Cannondale -- 46. Your First Race: Take the Leap! -- 47. Basic Training: A Race-Ready Regimen -- 48. Survival of the Fittest: Savvy Advice and Trick Tips from a Pro Racer -- 49. Equipped for Excellence: Ten Easy Upgrades for You and Your Bike -- Dirt-ionary: Making Sense of Mountain Bike Mumbo Jumbo. | |
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