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The Art of Mountain Biking: Singletrack Skills for All Riders

by Robert Hurst

ISBN13: 9780762769858
ISBN10: 0762769858
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An unprecedented new look at mountain biking and trail riding techniques from the author of The Art of Cycling

Riding obstacle-strewn singletrack trails on a two-wheeled machine is one of those seductive challenges that can never be fully mastered, even by the most talented and experienced. In The Art of Mountain Biking, Robert Hurst focuses specifically on this deeply complex art of riding trails. From page to page and switchback to switchback, he chases the mysteries that make trail riding so difficult—and so rewarding—from the application of “soft power” to the biomechanics of balance and vision, and from the philosophy of line choice and the Riccatti equations that describe the path of the bikes rear wheel to the nature of dirt itself.

Built on the authors personal quarter century of experience and the tried-and-true wisdom of many other veteran mountain bikers, this environmentally aware and darkly humorous manual provides unexpected information that will be indispensable to both novices and experts. Throughout, Hurst explains with clarity, revelation, and a healthy dash of wit the ins and outs of riding a mountain bike.

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The Art of Mountain Biking gets deep inside the subject mountain biking, deconstructing it from yet-to-be explored angles, and explaining the technique of trail riding like no one else ever has.

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Robert Hurst is the author of five previous FalconGuides, including The Art of Cycling, The Cyclists Manifesto, and Mountain Biking Colorados San Juan Mountains. A former professional bike messenger, he celebrates his continued survival by spending time in the mountains and by riding the worlds most excellent trails.

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ISBN:: 9780762769858
Subtitle:: Singletrack Skills for All Riders
Author:: Hurst, Robert
Publisher:: FalconGuides
Subject:: Outdoor Skills
Subject:: Sports and Fitness-Fitness
Subject:: Cycling
Subject:: Sports and Fitness-Mountain Biking
Subject:: Sports and Fitness-Bicycling General
Edition Description:: First
Publication Date:: 20111108
Binding:: Paperback
Language:: English
Pages:: 144
Dimensions:: 9 x 6 in

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