Robert Hurst

Art of Mountain Biking (eBook, ePUB)

Singletrack Skills for All Riders

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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 deliberately avoids discussion of equipment, training, and other subjects that have already been beaten to death in mountain bike books and magazines, to focus on the deeply complex art of riding trails. From page to page and switchback to switchback, he chases the complex mysteries that make trail riding so difficultand so rewardingfrom the application of "soft power" and the biomechanics of balance and vision, to the philosophy of line choice and the Riccatti equations that describe the path of the bike's rear wheel, to the nature of dirt itself. Built on the author's own quarter-century of experience and the tried-and-true wisdom of many other veteran mountain bikers, this environmentalist and darkly humorous manual provides a collection of unexpected knowledge that will be indispensable to both novices and experts. Throughout, Hurst explains with clarity, revelationand a healthy dash of witthe ins and outs of riding a mountain bike.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon + Schuster LLC
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. November 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780762775576
• Artikelnr.: 41665644

Autorenporträt

Robert Hurst is a native Coloradan who is just happy to be in one piece after working for more than ten years as a professional bike messenger in Denver. He has cycled more than 180,000 miles and 18,000 hours in heavy traffic. He celebrates his continued survival by spending time in the mountains, and by riding the world's most excellent trails. Mr. Hurst is also the author of The Cyclist's Manifesto, The Art of Cycling, Mountain Biking Colorado's San Juan Mountains and Road Biking Colorado's Front Range.