About The Book

The second revised edition of Mastering Mountain Bike Skills is an essential, well-presented and step by step guide to advance your mountain biking experience. It provides with personal experiences and first hand advice from world champion, Brian Lopes and renowned coach, Lee McCormick to give riders all the skills and techniques required to go to the next level.

The book starts out with discussing the different types of bikes suitable for different riding styles. It then goes on to discuss the components that affect the ride such as suspension, tyre pressure and stem length. There is a chapter on skills that covers pedalling, cornering, braking, pumping terrain, jumping and body position. The book finishes with a chapter that teaches riders on how to avoid injuries, among some additional racing tips. Apart from all the above features, there are also diagrams and tables depicting concepts such as the correlation of corner speed and radius with G-force.

The high-quality photo sequences provide an account of Brian Lopes trials and conquests on the road which have been well-illustrated by Lee McCormick. This new and improved edition of Mastering Mountain Bike Skills eventually provides riders with comprehensive, practical instructions for every mountain biking discipline such as trail, downhill, cross-country, racing and many more.

This reference book will benefit anyone new to the sport, a majority of junior riders, weekend riders and anyone with a decent set of skills eager to learn. Published on 3rd June, 2010, Mastering Mountain Bike Skills gears riders to spend more time on top of the podium rather than in the emergency room. It is available in paperback.

Key Features

• This is the second edition that has been revisited, expanded and updated, along with two new chapters.
• All the photographs have been re-shot in high quality.