Mountain Bike Master: Essential Skills And Advanced Techniques Made Easy

Both practical and inspiring, this complete guide to mountain biking begins with fundamental skills like shifting, braking, and climbing. It then moves into intermediate territory, covering such topics as riding technical terrain, power wheelies, and cornering. A discussion of advanced skills -- from jumps and bunny hops to counter steering -- wraps it up. Today's demanding trails and high-tech bikes meet the need for speed, bumps, and thrills -- "Mountain Bike Master" instills the confidence required to get out there and have a great time while minimizing injury to self and bike.

"Do you dream of whoosing down tight, technical single-track with ease or expertly bunny hopping over deadfall? Well, stop dreaming, Mountain Bike Technique will help you master basic off-road moves, so you can perfect your riding technique. Veteran mountain bike author Steve Jones explains why and how his technique works and offers a wealth of important information, including: How to perfect the art of braking; how to navigate different terrain such as sand, rock, and mud; and the secret"