The Mountain Bike Experience
A Complete Introduction to the Joys of Off-Road Riding
Dave King ; Michael Kaminer
- In
- this
- fun,
- friendly
- primer,
- The
- Mountain
- Bike
- Experience,
- Dave
- King,
- acknowledged
- as
- a
- mountain
- biking
- "guru"
- by
- Sports
- Illustrated,
- opens
- the
- sport
- to
- everyone--young
- or
- old,
- athletic
- or
- not.
- Along
- the
- way,
- you'll
- discover
- how
- to
- keep
- fit,
- enjoy
- the
- great
- outdoors,
- and
- even
- change
- your
- outlook
- on
- life's
- everyday
- challenges.With
- an
- approach
- the
- New
- York
- Times
- dubbed
- "Zen
- and
- the
- art
- of
- mountain
- biking,"
- King
- has
- helped
- thousands
- of
- riders
- discover
- the
- sport,
- as
- founder
- and
- former
- director
- of
- the
- Mount
- Snow
- Mountain
- Bike
- Center
- in
- Vermont.
- Now
- King
- shares
- the
- total
- experience
- of
- mountain
- biking,
- with
- a
- special
- focus
- on
- the
- emotional
- and
- spiritual
- rewards
- the
- sport
- can
- offer--both
- on
- and
- off
- the
- trail.
- After
- all,
- says
- King,
- "mountain
- biking
- is
- not
- a
- series
- of
- obstacles,
- but
- a
- succession
- of
- opportunities.
- Attitude,
- not
- ability,
- sets
- your
- limits."Comprehensive
- in
- scope,
- The
- Mountain
- Bike
- Experience
- covers:Conquering
- fear
- and
- embracing
- challenges
Skills
- and
- techniques
- for
- all
- levels
- and
- all
- types
- of
- terrain
Basic
- bike
- maintenance,
- including
- "Dave's
- 10-Step
- Program
- to
- Keep
- Your
- Bike
- in
- Top
- Running
- Condition"
Trail
- selection
- and
- navigation
Safety,
- repairs,
- training
- and
- conditioning
Buying
- your
- first
- mountain
- bike
- and
- the
- gear
- to
- go
- with
- it
Exploring
- and
- protecting
- the
- natural
- environmentIn
- addition,
- a
- handy
- appendix
- lists
- a
- variety
- of
- sources--including
- nonprofit
- organizations,
- bike
- tour
- companies,
- publications,
- and
- online
- resources--to
- aid
- in
- the
- further
- pursuit
- of
- mountain
- biking.
- Hit
- the
- trail
- with
- Dave
- King
- and
- discover
- the
- thrilling
- world
- of
- off-road riding.
