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Informationen zum Autor Mark Langton began riding mountain bikes in 1985 and quickly attained the rank of Expert, as well as a factory sponsorship from Yeti. In 1987 he joined the staff of Mountain Biking magazine and began teaching mountain bike skills for the Learning Tree University. For 15 years, he has been a personal mountain bike instructor and continues to conduct a skills class he created in 1992 for the Los Angeles-based mountain bike advocacy group, the Concerned Off-Road Bicyclists Association. (www.mountainbikeskills.com). Klappentext Both practical and inspiring, this complete guide to mountain biking begins with fundamental skills like shifting, braking, and climbing. It then moves into intermediate territory, covering such topics as riding technical terrain, power wheelies, and cornering. A discussion of advanced skills -- from jumps and bunny hops to counter steering -- wraps it up. Today's demanding trails and high-tech bikes meet the need for speed, bumps, and thrills -- "Mountain Bike Master" instills the confidence required to get out there and have a great time while minimizing injury to self and bike. Zusammenfassung Both practical and inspiring! this complete guide to mountain biking begins with fundamental skills like shifting! braking! and climbing. It then moves into intermediate territory! covering such topics as riding technical terrain! power wheelies! and cornering. A discussion of advanced skills -- from jumps and bunny hops to counter steering -- wraps it up. Today's demanding trails and high-tech bikes meet the need for speed! bumps! and thrills -- "Mountain Bike Master" instills the confidence required to get out there and have a great time while minimizing injury to self and bike.
