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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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Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Emmaus, Pa. Rodale Press c1996
Subjects:
Mountain biking
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Table of Contents:
  • 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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