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Mountain Biking Essentials
**UPDATED FOR 2023 WITH NEW CONTENT**Get the information you need to make the most of your time out on the trailsMountain Biking Essentials was written to provide you with important information about what it takes to be a proficient mountain bike rider and what to look for when it comes to buying a bike as well as upgrading your bike. With this book you will learn about the various types of mountain bikes, basic bike maintenance, nutrition, riding styles, biking accessories as well as how to improve your riding skills on various types of terrain.
IntroductionChapter 1 – Why You Should Mountain BikeChapter 2 – Categories of Mountain Bike RidingChapter 3 – Types of Mountain BikesChapter 4 – Buying a Mountain BikeChapter 5 – Mountain Biking AccessoriesChapter 6 – Bike componentsChapter 7 – Proper Eating and HydrationChapter 8 – Improving Your Riding SkillsChapter 9 – Bike MaintenanceChapter 10 – Upgrading Your BikeWhat’s Next?
About the Author
Jim Bernstein Jim Bernstein has been riding mountain bikes for over 20 years and has ridden various locations around the country. He enjoys challenging trails and testing his skills whenever possible. Jim also enjoys working on bikes and helping others with their own bikes when he can. He enjoys riding as many new trails as he can and is always looking for the next adventure.
Jim started a website dedicated to mountain biking in his community and in other locations. The site is called mtbcommunity.com and has been around for many years. With this site, he and his riding group are able to map out trails as well as offer reviews, photos and videos of these trails. The site also offers product reviews on a variety or mountain bike accessories and components. Plus there is a blog that is updated on a regular basis that offers helpful tips and advice for its readers.
IntroductionChapter 1 – Why You Should Mountain BikeChapter 2 – Categories of Mountain Bike RidingChapter 3 – Types of Mountain BikesChapter 4 – Buying a Mountain BikeChapter 5 – Mountain Biking AccessoriesChapter 6 – Bike componentsChapter 7 – Proper Eating and HydrationChapter 8 – Improving Your Riding SkillsChapter 9 – Bike MaintenanceChapter 10 – Upgrading Your BikeWhat’s Next?
About the Author
Jim Bernstein Jim Bernstein has been riding mountain bikes for over 20 years and has ridden various locations around the country. He enjoys challenging trails and testing his skills whenever possible. Jim also enjoys working on bikes and helping others with their own bikes when he can. He enjoys riding as many new trails as he can and is always looking for the next adventure.
Jim started a website dedicated to mountain biking in his community and in other locations. The site is called mtbcommunity.com and has been around for many years. With this site, he and his riding group are able to map out trails as well as offer reviews, photos and videos of these trails. The site also offers product reviews on a variety or mountain bike accessories and components. Plus there is a blog that is updated on a regular basis that offers helpful tips and advice for its readers.
181 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 6, 2018
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March 9, 2019
Good General Information
This book is a good introduction to mountain biking. Provides beginner knowledge and would be a good review for the more experiences rider.
This book is a good introduction to mountain biking. Provides beginner knowledge and would be a good review for the more experiences rider.
August 3, 2019
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This is a quick read and quite informative. The author did well explaining the does and don’t of mtb’ing w/out making it difficult to understand.
This is a quick read and quite informative. The author did well explaining the does and don’t of mtb’ing w/out making it difficult to understand.
October 15, 2020
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January 3, 2023
Concise and informative. As a hiker/backpacker who can no longer walk long distances due to nerve injury but can pedal a bike, I am very thankful to have found this mountain biking guide. It's basically everything I've been trying to figure out combined into one handy guide. Will definitely be coming back to this resource as I learn more about this sport.
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