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 Product Catalog > Bicycle Books > Mountain Biking Books Mountain Bike Like a Champion By: Rodale Books Average Rating: 4.5 Total Reviews: 20 Features:
Product Description: Master the techniques of Americas greatest rider. * Glide over rocks, logs, and ledges * Attack steep climbs and rapid descents * Carve through curves and turns * Train smart, then ride to win Improve your performance with these tips, techniques, and off-road tales from mountain biking legend Ned Overend. "At the 1990 world championships in Durango, Colorado, Thomas Frischknecht and I were locked in a dogfight.... At the start of the fourth and final lap was a pitch of rocky, loose trail that went straight up the face of a ski run.... My Swiss rival had been dismounting and running this climb while I stayed on my bike. On previous laps, Id opened a little gap, so I knew this would be my chance. I attacked when Thomas got off again. He never caught me.... To ride that steep trail, I had to use five climbing techniques. Theres no reason why you cant make them part of your arsenal, too." Where to Buy
Reviews Tidbits of useful information  by: on: 09-Nov 2009 I bought this book as kind of a manual of how to handle a mountain bike. As such it is not a good book. What you do get is a number of short chapters convering everything from beginners to to racing professional races. Read a chapter and you will pick up some ideas of how to handle your bike. I wish the book was more structured. I've given it three stars because I have not found anything better, but this is really a two star book if that better book is published. I also bought Mountain Bike Magazine's Complete Guide To Mountain Biking Skills: Expert Tips On Conquering Curves, Corners, Dips, Descents, Hills, Water Hazards, And Other All-Terrain Challenges and I'm giving that book exactly the same review. The coverage is the same. If you know a better book PLEASE leave a comment. Must read for new mountain bikers!  by: on: 09-Nov 2009 This book is great, I have only had it for a week, but it is an easy read, and not boring. New Overend covers many different aspects of mountain bike technique, and keeps it interesting. This book has helped me with my confidence already. I would suggest this book to anyone who likes mountain biking and would like to learn how to ride better. Biking skills improved immediately. by: on: 20-Feb 2009 I read the chapters on basic biking skills and immediately I was riding better. I go to Palo Duro Canyon, near Amarillo, Texas, and ride the trails. After reading parts of his book, I was able to get over some of the rough spots that I previously had been walking. It is also much easier to ride the trails because I had been doing many things the hardest way. It is an excellent book! 2 minutes off my daily commute on the first day by: on: 08-Dec 2008 I ride my mountain bike to work through a wildlife management area daily, 8.7 miles. I applied four of his basic lessons with immediate results: pedal in circles, anticipate and single-shift, look farther ahead of you, and lay off the brakes. On my first day after reading Ned's book I cut two minutes off my time. Mr. Overend's real-race examples of how his technique improved his performance move the rational explanations on in an entertaining way. View All ReviewsView All Mountain Biking Books |
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