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Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Active outdoor pursuits > General
If you want to ride like a pro, you should learn from a pro! In
Mastering Mountain Bike Skills, Third Edition, world-champion racer
Brian Lopes and renowned riding coach Lee McCormack share their
elite perspectives, real-life race stories, and their own
successful techniques to help riders of all styles and levels build
confidence and experience the full exhiliration of the sport.
Mastering Mountain Bike Skills is the best-selling guide for all
mountain biking disciplines, including enduro, pump track racing,
dual slalom, downhill, cross-country, fatbiking, and 24-hour races.
It absolutely captures the sport and offers everything you need to
maximize performance and excitement on the trail. Learn how to
select the proper bike and customize it for your unique riding
style. Develop a solid skills base so you can execute techniques
with more power and precision. Master the essential techniques to
help you carve every corner, nail every jump, and conquer every
obstacle in your path. Last, but not least, prepare yourself to
handle every type of weather and trail condition that the mountain
biking world throws at you. Whether you're a recreational rider
looking to rock the trails with friends, are a seasoned enthusiast,
or are aspiring to be a top pro, Mastering Mountain Bike Skills
will improve your ride and dust the competition. Don't just survive
the trail-own the trail, and enjoy the thrill of doing it.
'A wonderful read...I highly recommend it' - Adharanand Finn,
author of Running with the Kenyans. When Michael Stocks stands at
the starting line of a 24-hour race on an athletics track in South
London, it is noon and rain is beginning to fall. His aim is to run
more than 150 miles by noon the following day, in order to fulfil
his dream of being selected to run for Great Britain. He is 49
years old, and it will require the performance of a lifetime. One
Track Mind tells the story of these 24 life-changing hours. It
reveals the mental tools that make it possible to run six marathons
in a single day, and how they can be applied to other parts of
life. And it shares the realisations about life that remain long
after the race has ended. A love letter to a race, to a community
at the frontier of sport and to life itself, One Track Mind is an
inspirational examination of the fascinating world of extreme
endurance.
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