The Mountain Bike Book

Steve Worland (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

160 Seiten

2003
J H Haynes & Co Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-85960-954-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Providing a comprehensive look into the ever-growing world of off-road cycling, this book explains why mountain bikes have re-invented the popular image of the bicycle, making riding a bike fashionable, comfortable, pleasant and ultimately rewarding. It covers the history, the excitement, the diverse styling and the technology that surrounds the mountain bike. It offers the reader an educational look at the mountain bike's roots, its heroes, the often baffling design diversification of its many disciplines, fitness, bike anatomy and specialist kit. There are also chapters on the practical aspects of riding technique and bike care.

Autor

Steve Worland has been riding off-road for about 35 years. He's been a specialist mountain bike journalist for more than a decade and he's tested over 1000 bikes for leading MTB monthly publications. He's the Editor of What Mountain Bike? and Technical Editor of the UK's best selling bike magazine Mountain Biking UK.

Inhalt

Offers a rare insight into the roots of off-road cycling and the birth of the commercial concept that became the mountain bike. Thoroughly explains the many and varied disciplines and designs within mountain biking, with an overview of where they're all heading. Mountain biking fitness tips for everyone, from beginners to racers. Contains a comprehensive but easy-to-understand run-down of bike anatomy, with sections on suspension design and future developments. Explains why it's worth investing in some specialist riding kit. The essential but often overlooked basics of off-road riding technique. Care and feeing. An everyman approach on how to look after your bike.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.4.2003
• Zusatzinfo: Full colour throughout
• Verlagsort: Yeovil
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 210 x 270 mm
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Fahrrad
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Motor- / Rad- / Flugsport
• ISBN-10: 1-85960-954-6 / 1859609546
• ISBN-13: 978-1-85960-954-5 / 9781859609545
• Zustand: Neuware