Clive Forth: Forth, C: The Mountain Bike Skills Manual, Flexibler Einband
Forth, C: The Mountain Bike Skills Manual
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- Verlag:
- Bloomsbury Specialist, 05/2011
- Einband:
- Flexibler Einband
- ISBN-13:
- 9781408127322
- Copyright-Jahr:
- 2011
- Gewicht:
- 748 g
- Maße:
- 229 x 189 mm
- Stärke:
- 17 mm
- Erscheinungstermin:
- 15.4.2011
Kurzbeschreibung
Well-connected author and photographer will both help promote the book
With gorgeous full-colour design and step-by-step 'how to' photography this book will sit well with the other successful cycling books on the list
Clive Forth was one of the first riders to identify a gap in the market and develop a training programme for mountain-bike riders; he's widely involved with the development of the sport
Cycling keeps growing in popularity, and the International Mountain Biking Association (UK) estimate that 55% of all bike sales in the UK are mountain bikes
Check out the flip-book trick shots in the bottom right-hand corner!
Mountain biking is exploding in popularity and the M ountain Bike Skills Manual
covers everything a rider needs to know, including the history of the sport, the bikes, where and how to ride, how to succeed in competition and how to get the best out of your bike.
Beschreibung
More riders than ever are heading to the country on their mountain bikes. It's a sport that has exploded over the last twenty years, as people of all ages and walks of life are drawn to the thrill of the ride.
Written by rider, racer and trainer Clive Forth, The Mountain Bike Skills Manual is the best resource for anyone who wants to know more about the sport and develop their abilities. It covers all the major disciplines including dirt biking, trail riding, cross country, 4X, enduro and slalom and is suitable for pleasure-seekers as well as the more competitive rider.
Illustrated with excellent step-by-step biking trick shots and covering everything from equipment and core skills to competitions and recreational riding, it's a book no rider will want to be without.
Inhaltsangabe
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Introduction
1 A brief history
2 The bikes
3 Recreational riding
4 Competition
5 Equipment
6 Skills and technique
Appendix
Glossary
Index
