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High quality, full-colour photo sequences combined with race stories makes this a must-have book for mountain bikers. "Mastering Mountain Bike Skills" is your guide for riding better, faster and more confidently on all terrain. World champion racer Brian Lopes and renowned coach Lee McCormack provide you with key techniques and skills you'll need to take your ride to the next level. This new and improved edition provides detailed, technical instruction for every mountain biking discipline including, trail, gravity, aggro, racing and more. The high-quality photo sequences and demonstrations combined with race stories from Brian Lopes will give you the tools you need, whether you're a recreational rider looking to rock the trails with friends or a rider looking to beat the competition. Let "Mastering Mountain Bike Skills" help you ride with more confidence and have more fun.
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Since his professional debut back in 1993, Brian Lopes has been a constant presence on race podiums worldwide. With over 25 World Cup wins and four World Championship titles in both downhill and dual slalom, Brian holds the most World Cup "wins" of any male racer to date. Lee McCormack is the world's leading technique instructor and coaches riders of all types and levels. He is a journalist who has written for Bike, Mountain Bike Action, Twentysix, Flow and Mountain Biking.
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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
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!
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
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".
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".
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
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 Lopes' background.
So you get lots of good information on cornering fast, jumping, drop-offs and general stuff involving unweighting the front wheel (wheelies, bunnyhops and other BMXy stuff). What you don't get is info on riding mud, roots, tricky uphill singletrack with mixed obstacles etc, or long distance trail riding, or fitness training.
The info you get is very good IMO. I certainly started to understand how the writers integrate dynamic loading and unloading with almost all their techniques to jump, corner harder, gain speed, increase traction and more. I'd not thought of it like this before and it's spot on.
The language is a bit "gnarly dude" hip but even an old codger like me understands what they are getting at.
So you get lots of good information on cornering fast, jumping, drop-offs and general stuff involving unweighting the front wheel (wheelies, bunnyhops and other BMXy stuff). What you don't get is info on riding mud, roots, tricky uphill singletrack with mixed obstacles etc, or long distance trail riding, or fitness training.
The info you get is very good IMO. I certainly started to understand how the writers integrate dynamic loading and unloading with almost all their techniques to jump, corner harder, gain speed, increase traction and more. I'd not thought of it like this before and it's spot on.
The language is a bit "gnarly dude" hip but even an old codger like me understands what they are getting at.
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A must buy for anyone owning a mountain bike
When I was first recommended this book by a friend I dismissed the idea completely offhand, wondering how much I could actually learn from sitting down with a book about a sport... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Dawson
Brian Lopes teaches well
I bought this book with the purpose of perfecting some aquired knowledge and also learning a few tricks. Both objectives were achieved. Read more
Published 8 months ago by camolas
Great book ... but practice makes perfect!
The author Brian Lopes is a great mountain bike rider and has been entered into the MTB Hall of Fame. Read more
Published 9 months ago by http404
Great practical info
For such a practical sport you need a practical book. There's no wasted space here it's solid with simple advice and techniques. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Ngm1scot
I can not rate this book highly enough.
I can not rate this book highly enough.
I realy enjoyed it, and learned a lot from it.
It strikes a good balance between being easy to read, but is also very... Read more
I realy enjoyed it, and learned a lot from it.
It strikes a good balance between being easy to read, but is also very... Read more
Published 17 months ago by LGINGELL
The only mountain bike tutorial book worth getting.
This is an excellent book and gives you some great advice on how to improve your skills. Its vast and its hard to imagine that there are so many skills to master but they are all... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Tom sawyer
Excellent Book
It's full of well written information, in a sensible and sometimes lighthearted manner. Gives excellent instruction from the most basic to most advanced skills. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Adam H
awesome
what a good book, within 2 rides of me reading it im more confident and faster xc,some of the terms used i didnt know so i looked them up on google no problem. Read more
Published 19 months ago by brett
Excellent book
Bought this book to try and help me improve my riding, book is well written with excellent detail description, good diagrams and photos illustrating the different techniques... Read more
Published 21 months ago by votchy
Great book. A must for any Mountain Biker
I have been riding Mountain Bikes for many decades now and this book helped me open my eyes. It is a very well written guide book that will improve your riding skills and make you... Read more
Published 22 months ago by M. Schick
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