Mountain Bike!: A Manual of Beginning to Advanced Technique
by William Nealy
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Author: William NealyBrand: Menasha Ridge Press
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1992-05-01
ISBN: 0897321146
Number of pages: 176
Publisher: Menasha Ridge Press
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Book Review: The book you need to teach yourself to mountain bike
Summary: 5 Stars
I was lucky to come across this book early in my mountain biking career. Though the material is somewhat dated (due to the technology standards for bikes advancing), it has great advice on the basics of form and technique. The most useful part of the book is that because it is in cartoon form, he can also demonstrate what happens when you do things wrong. Not only does this make it easy to see yourself, and what (goof thing) you're doing wrong, it gives you excellent advice for how to correct it. His cartooning style lends itself well to the "force diagrams" he draws. These were much more useful to me that photos (always too dark, too small and poorly reproduced) for clairty of understanding of what is going on. Cartooning also leds itself to capturing some "motion" that "action" photos can miss. He also seems to capture the essence of mountain biking, which is (once you get into it) somewhat cultish and a lot of fun. Easy and entertaining to read, this is one of the first things I give folks that are starting out.
Summary of Mountain Bike!: A Manual of Beginning to Advanced Technique
If you?re looking for the ultimate mountain bike guide for the totally honed, welcome to William (Not Bill) Nealy?s world. Nealy?s expertise (acquired through years of crash and burn) enables him to translate hard-learned reflexes and instinctive responses into easy-to-understand drawings: drawings that will make you a much better rider. Nealy?s cartoon illustrations combine insight with humor and knowledge with humiliation. So, if you are ready to shorten the learning curve and master the advanced techniques of mountain biking, get ready to have some laughs and log a few miles with William Nealy.
At first glance, you may think that Nealy isn't serious about teaching riding skills. The hand-printed pages--colored with hilarious animations--give the guide a comic-book appearance. But instead of assaulting his readers with dry chapters on technique, Nealy leads his readers on an entertaining tour of the mountain-biking world and how to survive it. He explains how to bunny hop, how to downhill, how to ride powerfully, and how to crash with style. He also includes a "Stupid Bike Tricks" section. One trick, The Invisible Mountain Biker, explains how to jump off of your bike and let it glide, unmanned, across the path of frightened hikers. Note that Nealy advises against heaving your bike into a crowd of hikers. Existing laws prohibit it.
Whether you're a pro who's ready to soar through flaming hoops, or the neophyte who's merely searching for the pedals, Nealy's guide is bound to be fun--and isn't that what mountain biking is all about? --Ben Tiffany
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