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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is more than a route guide. It is also a good read! Lee Bridgers shares his anecdotes and opinions about the area and its local inhabitants gained while starting and running a MTB holiday company. He does not pull any punches!
The routes have overall and turn-by-turn descriptions; combined with terrain, gradient and seasonal information. A bike computer would be helpful as mileages are used. A lot of detail is provided but the actual route guides are brief enough to make photocopying/copying-out easy.
Photographs and illustrations are not in colour. I thought that the book was well organised and easy to search for specifics or interesting to browse.
This is no bland, "feel-good" travel guide. Mr. Bridgers is opinionated and will probably raise a few hackles. I felt that whether it was wading through a confusion of tracks in the spoil heaps of a copper mine or screaming down the descent from Porcupine Rim, his book added to my enjoyment of this fantastic area.
The routes have overall and turn-by-turn descriptions; combined with terrain, gradient and seasonal information. A bike computer would be helpful as mileages are used. A lot of detail is provided but the actual route guides are brief enough to make photocopying/copying-out easy.
Photographs and illustrations are not in colour. I thought that the book was well organised and easy to search for specifics or interesting to browse.
This is no bland, "feel-good" travel guide. Mr. Bridgers is opinionated and will probably raise a few hackles. I felt that whether it was wading through a confusion of tracks in the spoil heaps of a copper mine or screaming down the descent from Porcupine Rim, his book added to my enjoyment of this fantastic area.
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Going to Moab? BUY THIS BOOK! A MUST HAVE!
9 Aug 2000
Format:Paperback
This book is the ultimate guide for anyone headed to the Mountain Bike Capitol of the World...Moab.
I have taken several guided rides with Lee during my visit to Moab 2 summers ago, and believe me, this man knows what he is talking about.
I found his attention to safety impeccable. He was extremely cautious when necessary, and I appreciated that.
There is ALOT more to Moab mountain biking than the Skickrock Bike Trail. As a matter of fact, the Slickrock Trail would have been considered a beginner trail compared to a few of the remote places that Lee had taken me to.
The places I am referring to were so obscure, that it would have been easy getting lost just driving to the trail. The trails were extremely exposed and very dangerous. If a serious injury occured on one of these rides, even a helicopter rescue might not be an option. This is why Lee takes saftey VERY seriously. He leaves NOTHING to chance. A person died on Slickrock while I was out there, and that was not the first time.
In fact, a 13 year old boy died just this week (Aug, 2000). The group he was with ran out of water and hightailed it off of Porcupine Rim, accidently leaving him behind. Death happens. Safety is an serious issue, and Lee knows this!
As for Lee's navigational skills...they are incredible. He has radar. His rides are not found on any map or in any other guidebook of the Moab area. You would NEVER find these places on your own, and you could die trying.
I trusted Lee explicitly and look forward to riding with him again this September, on my return trip to Moab.
Please take into consideration when you read the negative comment on this book that your safety is Lees' business. If it appears that he is pushing his guide service, it is for a reason. His rides are worth twice what he charges.
Please note that I have no affiliation with Lee, or his company, Dreamride...just a satisfied customer.
Buy this book and hopefully you will take from it the respect that the remote Moab territory deserves.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Buy the best; learn the rides, the place, and the people.
17 July 2001
Format:Paperback
My wife and I have mountain biked in Moab on two separate, week long trips. From this limited experience, I thought I had a pretty good grasp of the best local rides. On our last trip to Moab, we purchased (really on a whim, because we have 5-6 other Moab guide books) the Mountain Bike America "Moab" book by Lee Bridgers. WHAT A GREAT BOOK ! I read it like a novel, from cover to cover. This book has it all. It includes more rides than other guide books, and describes many rides which are in no other books. The ride descriptions are well done, and very complete. Lee Bridgers goes to great lengths to point out interesting history, geology, and excellent "dinosaur details" for each ride. Why does this place (which looks like it could easily be on another planet) look the way it does? What further separates this book from other guide books is the attention to the local color of the area. The author introduces you to the colorful people of the Moab area.
Having read this book, I know I must return to Moab. I discovered I had not even scratched the surface of the rides in the Moab area. I discovered 3-4 new rides in the "Gemini Bridges" area alone, where most guide books describe only one option.
If you go to Moab, be careful. This area should be treated with utmost respect. I suggest you should consider hiring a guide for this area for part of your trip.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Way more than I expected
22 April 2000
Format:Paperback
I've been going to Moab to ride the awesome Slickrock for years. This place is Mecca for mountain bikers. I just wish I had this book a long time ago. I've bought just about everything that ever came out on trailguides to this area, but nothing compares to this book. The maps and trail descriptions are so detailed. Cool shaded relief on all the maps show every crater and canyon. I really will know what I'm getting into next time I go. Finally I'll have a book that shows me where to go other than Slickrock Trail with maps I can actually read! The best part of this book is the hilarious stories that the author tells throughout the whole book on everything from locals to the film industry. I've read just about every one (there are a lot of stories in this book) and I could hardly put it down. It's obvious thta the author knows this place and loves Moab and the crazy people who live there. This book is much more than I expected from a mountain bike trail guide. Great job!
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