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Crowood Sports Guides provide sound, practical advice that will make you into a better sportsperson, whether you are learning the basic skills, discovering more advanced techniques or reviewing the fundamentals of your sport. Contents include; choosing a bike and getting started in the sport; clothing, shoes and equipment; detailed coverage of core techniques for all forms of mountain biking, including body positioning, climbing, cornering and braking; techniques specific to trail riding and sections on improving your skills; tips for training and how to solve common riding problems; guide to maintaining your bike to prolong its life and keep the rider safe; trail-side repair techniques; nutrition and fitness, including hydration requirements; guide to the main race events, starting out in racing and what happens on a race day. Superbly illustrated with over 200 colour photographs.
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