Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd; New ed of 2 Revised ed edition (31 May 1996)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0713644397
ISBN-13: 978-0713644395

Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,585,544 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Product Description

This edition is aimed at the mountain biker wishing to take up racing. The different terrain, conditions and techniques needed for both Europe and North America are included with topics such as the structure of the sport, racing for beginners, the racing season, equipment, clothing, position, race preparation and routines, techniques, tactics, riding at altitude, general and specific training and nutrition.

Tag this product

(What's this?)

Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items.

Customer Reviews

2 Reviews

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

Average Customer Review

3.5 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)

Share your thoughts with other customers:

Create your own review

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Solid advice from a nice guy who moves fast!, 11 Mar 2007

By	K. J. Rochester "Kerry" (London) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Mountain Bike Racing (Hardcover)

Tim Gould has been described as one of the most nice guys you could wish to meet off the bike. On it he was a tenacious and skilled rider who mercilessly took apart his peers - and the harder the course the better. In his and Simon's book they share some of the secrets that made Tim world class. Though, the book is written in such a way that we can all understand it. I've had mine since the first printing and always drift back to it for a revisit to knowledge from a true MTB great.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

2.0 out of 5 stars If you want to learn MTB techniques, forget this book, 21 April 1999

By A Customer

I really don't like this book for at least two reasons: 1) it's completely out of date: today's bycicles are very different from those in the book 2) the section on technique is too scarce and inaccurate. For example, if you want to learn how to bunny-hop, don't follow this book's advices. You won't learn the right technique. (When I first saw this book I thought it was quite good, but now that I'm an experinced rider I can see I was completely wrong!)

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review

› See all 2 customer reviews...

.jsOffDisplayBlock { display: block; } .jsOffDisplayInline { display: inline; } .jsOffVisibility { visibility: visible; } .jsOnDisplayBlock { display: none; } .jsOnDisplayNoneBlock { display: block; } .jsOnDisplayNoneInline { display: inline; } .jsOnDisplayInline { display: none; } .jsOnVisibility { visibility: hidden; } .jqOnDisplayBlock { display: none; } .jqOnDisplayInline { display: none; } .jqOnVisibility { visibility: hidden; } .jqOnDisplayNoneBlock { display: block; } .jqOnDisplayNoneInline { display: inline; }