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by Brian Lopes (Author), Lee McCormack (Author) "If you're reading this book, you're serious about ripping on a mountain bike ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 216 pages
  • Publisher: Human Kinetics (Jan 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0736056246
  • ISBN-13: 978-0736056243
  • Product Dimensions: 27.7 x 21.6 x 1.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 9,255 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"Brian Lopes skills are on the highest level in all the different disciplines and niches of the mountain biking world, whether it's 4 X, downhill, or cross country. Everybody can learn something from him to improve skills and techniqueseven I have!"
Hans Rey
Extreme biking pioneer
1999 Mountain Bike Hall of Fame inductee
"I have been racing against and riding with Brian Lopes for many years, and I can't think of anyone better to learn mountain bike skills from. He is the most competitive and well-calculated racer in the pack. You will definitely get faster doing what he says."
Steve Peat
2004 World Cup champion
British mountain bike legend


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Detailed technical instruction for cross-country, downhill, mountain cross, free riding, dirt jumping, and urban terrain from top pro mountain biker Brian Lopes.
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Something to learn for everyone, 24 Oct 2005
I purchased this book recently as I felt my MTB skills were somewhat lacking, particularly with regards to switchbacks, drop-offs and jumps. This book is well laid out, with fantastic photography, detailed instructions that are for once easy to follow in conjunction with the photographs. The book is also written with a huge element of humour, and I found myself laughing aloud at the comments and language. I have already gained some speed and control since reading this book, which in my humble opinion is an excellent addition to any mountain biker's library, whether you call yourself a cross country rider, a downhiller, weekend warrior or stunt king!
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22 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Better value than Ti bolts!, 2 Jun 2005
By P. Reed - See all my reviews
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I have just recieved a (signed!) copy of this book on my recent EPIC ride trip to Whistler, BC. To say I am stoked is the least of it and now have serious jetlag after reading this page turner cover to cover on the Vancouver-Manchester flight!

The buzz was partly as Brian is riding many of the trails that we hit up in BC but also because of the excellent writing style that not only emphasises the point and makes the tip super clear, but the humour that had me chuckling all the way through. Perhaps I just like cheese!

If words aren't your thing, the photo sequences are awesome and bring the coaching point to life.

If you ride, coach, race or simply love bikes, this book is an essential for the coffee table. Dip into a different chapter each week and I am sure your rides will take on a fresh dimension!

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Buy it, you'll learn something., 22 Jan 2008
By Mr. L. J. Counter (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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I've only been riding mountain bikes since this spring and a mate got me this for Christmas. I enjoy doing some off road stuff but most of what the book shows is well beyond what I'm likely to get into so I initially read it without expecting to get much out of it. Boy did I get a surprise. Within a week I'd managed to incorporate much of what is in the early chapters into my riding and I'm finding I've got a lot more confidence and am attacking the trail far more than I did before. As far as the later chapters go (jumping, dropping and such like) maybe one day it'll be something I want to look at but it's definitely fun to read about in the meantime.

As for the language, some of it is a bit Southern Californian but I managed to work my way round it. I'm still laughing about him suggesting that I might want to learn to "pump the backside".
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5.0 out of 5 stars A must have if you ride a bike
This is the funniest book I've read in ages, learn while you laugh. If you want to progress your mtb skills, this is a must have for the book shelf. Read more
Published 23 days ago by K. Jackson

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant

The book is excellent from start to finish, great illustrative photo's,
whether your a novice like me, or expert,I would'nt lend it out,because you won't get it back!
Published 1 month ago by Mr. D. Barrett

5.0 out of 5 stars Informative AND a good read
I bought this book to get an idea of the dynamics of mountain biking to imporve my skills and it works. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good MTB technique biased towards downhill
This is a very worthwhile book on MTB technique/skills. I would say it is quite biased towards the downhill/jumping/slalom side of things, which isn't surprising considering Brian... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars ACE ACE ACE
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5.0 out of 5 stars This excellent book is called MASTERING mountain bike skills!
I rarely write reviews, but this one deserves a good review and also deserves the record to be set straight with respect to a couple of previous reviews. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Fluff

2.0 out of 5 stars Dialing the wrong number
There are countless thousands of people with mountain bikes looking for a book to help them ride trails more skilfully. Sadly, this is not it. Read more
Published 14 months ago by James Gimpeau

5.0 out of 5 stars Great guidance for all styles of riding
If you only ever buy one mountain bike tuition book make sure that this is it. Ive only been riding just over a year and ive found every part of this book really useful. Read more
Published 16 months ago by S. Mosley

5.0 out of 5 stars MTB Masterclass
Just got this book from Amazon and it is a truly fantastic guide to MTB (and more) techniques! Thoroughly recommend it to anyone, it takes you through just about every aspect of... Read more
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