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Bicycling Magazine's Mountain Biking Skills

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Coming in at 118 pages, and a smaller size book, this is what it is. No, it's not a mountain bike master level course, but you really need a video for that. This is a great basic rundown for a new mountain biker or teenager looking to get into the sport, but who doesn't want to read War and Peace about it. It has a basic rundown of many skills people use every day but don't realize they are using them. I would suggest this book, but not as a stand-alone, I would pick up this, Ned Overends book, and a D.I.Y. MTB repair book if you want to get a good feel for MTB basics and mid-level skills. You should also check out videos as well though.

It's really hard to find a good mountain biking book these days. Everyone is trying to learn the infamous bunny hop but even for books with illustrations, it is still hard to follow. Well, try a book with no photos - that's this book. Really bad and hard to follow. The writing is really boring. Skip. From what I read, I say skip the books - mountain biking really requires a live-action DVD to really teach you how to ride.

This book was not as useful as Mastering Mountain Bike Skills
by Brian Lopes. Descriptions not as in depth and not many pictures to show what the author was actually talking about.