Mountain Bike Like a Champion Master the techniques of America’s 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, I’d 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. There’s no reason why you can’t make them part of your arsenal, too."
Customer Review: Biking skills improved immediately.
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!
Customer Review: 2 minutes off my daily commute on the first day
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.
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