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Hit the trail with the assurance and daring of a pro biker. Get the adrenaline rush of flying under your own power. And take Mountain Biking along. It's packed with all the nuts and bolts of mountain biking Equipment Homemade, Beware, Must Have Techniqueswith real life examples. Author Bill Strickland writes from his own experienceand he takes you along. Mountain biking is wild, thrilling, brutal, beautiful, and over the edgethe ride of your lifeThe Ultimate Ride. It has the fringe feel of extreme sports, but just about anyone can do it, just about anywhere. You don't even need a mountainhonest. Strickland writes from his own experienceand he takes you along. He's become the mountain biker he would've wanted to ride with as a novice. Could've saved him a lot of troubles, he says. And skin. It's skill intensive You'll need plenty of techniques and tricksstuff that's simple to understand and enact, but not so easy to discover on your own. Bill Strickland can show you what you don't even know you're missing. This book is packed with all the nuts and bolts of equipment and techniques, with real life examples. It's like the best mountain bike ride loose, expert, and a little in love with the unexpected. Table of Contents Foreword by Susan DeMattei Acknowledgments. 1. WELCOME TO MOUNTAIN BIKING 2. GEAR WITHOUT FEAR How TO Buy Cool Bikes and Equipment. Let the Biker Beware Attention, Off Road Shoppers! Gear and Clothing without Fear and Loathing Pedal Principles To Repair is Human. 3. BECOMING AN EARTHSURFER Basic Mountain Biking Skills. The First Fifteen Minutes Loose Rules Position of Power Finding a Line Braking News Get Over It Get a Grip Going Up The Decent Descent Turn, Baby, Turn Life in the Balance Fuel for Thought Shred Lightly Go Your Own Way. 4. SHRED U Higher Studies in Getting Honed. An . . . ticipation Not Missing Links Rise and Shine Radical Descents Lunge Time Air Apparent One Good Turn Narrow Minded Unbraking Funky Terrain Speed Thrills Spin Cycle Crash Course. 5. RIDING ON THE EDGE Expert Skills and Beyond. Personal Style Jumping for Joy How to Not Jump Maximum Braking When Feet Are Faster. 6. THE BALLISTIC BALLET Training and Racing. Your First Race Anatomy of a Plan. 7. RIDING FOR ADVENTURE. The Small and the Classic Getting Your Bike There. 8. OUT THERE Why Mountain Biking Matters. Appendix Resources About the Author Bill Strickland is a contributing writer and staff member for Mountain Bike magazine, was managing editor for Bicycling magazine, and has written about mountain biking for Bicycling, Mens Health, Mens Journal, Verge, and Blue magazines. No stranger to tough rides, he once rode eight days across France and Belgiumabout 100 miles per day.
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