Mastering Mountain Bike Skills (2E)

Author(s): Brian Lopes

Cycling

"I love to mountain bike after a long season of races like the Tour de France and the Tour of California. Mastering Mountain Bike Skills has helped me to ride more safely and have more fun on the dirt, which improved my skills on and off road."Levi Leipheimer Three-time Tour of California Champion Tour de France Stage Winner

"Mastering Mountain Bike Skills by Brian Lopes is an essential read for any mountain biker. The expertise, advice, and insight he shares in this book are guaranteed to take your riding to the next level."

"Brian has amazing fitness and superb skills. I always step it up a notch when I ride with him, and I know that anyone who reads Mastering Mountain Bike Skills will see improvement too!"Willow Koerber Cross-Country Bronze Medalist 2009 UCI World Championships

Mastering Mountain Bike skills is your guide for riding better, faster, and more confidently on rough terrain. World-champion racer Brian Lopes and renowned coach Lee McCormack provide you with all of the key techniques and skills you'll need to take your ride to the next level.

The high-quality photo sequences and demonstrations combined with race stories from Brian Lopes will give you the tools you need, whether you're a recreational rider looking to rock the trails with friends or a rider looking to beat the competition. Let Mastering Mountain Bike Skills help you ride with more confidence and have more fun.

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Since his professional debut back in 1993, Brian Lopes has been a constant presence on race podiums worldwide. With over 25 World Cup wins and four World Championship titles in both downhill and dual slalom, Brian holds the most World Cup "wins" of any male racer to date. Lee McCormack is the world's leading technique instructor and coaches riders of all types and levels. He is a journalist who has written for Bike, Mountain Bike Action, Twentysix, Flow and Mountain Biking.

Chapter 1. Choose Your Weapon; Chapter 2. Become One With Your Bike; Chapter 4. Brake Better to Go Faster; Chapter 5. Carve Any Corner; Chapter 6. Wheelie and Hop Over Anything; Chapter 7. Pump Terrain for Free Speed; Chapter 8. Drop Like a Feather; Chapter 9. Jump With the Greatest of Ease; Chapter 11. Handle Crazy Conditions; Chapter 12. Avoid injuries; Chapter 13. Race Like a Champ.

General Fields

  • : 9780736083713
  • : Human Kinetics Publishers
  • : Human Kinetics Publishers
  • : 0.871
  • : 01 January 2010
  • : 279mm X 216mm X 14mm
  • : United States
  • : 01 August 2010
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Brian Lopes
  • : Paperback
  • : 2nd Revised edition
  • : en
  • : 796.63
  • : 256
  • : 225 colour illustrations, 25 colour illustrations