Mastering Mountain Bike Skills - 2nd Edition by Brian Lopes - A Review
The classic work Mastering Mountain Bike Skills - 2nd Edition by Brian Lopes is now available and it is a must own title. Mountain biking is an amazing sportive pursuit that people all over the world have taken up as a hobby. Wherever they are mountain trails, there are mountain bikers. Of course, you can get the most out of your mountain biking excursion when you expand your knowledge base on the subject. This is where the brilliant and comprehensive writing of Brian Lopez proves to be so valuable. Really, if you want to be the best you can be at mountain biking, this is the absolute best resource publication to purchase.
Have you ever really wanted to be a true master at mountain biking. Anyone with even a marginal interest in mountain biking will occasionally imagines developing the amazing skills required to be truly impressive on a bike. And why not imagine such an amazing scenario? The mind can wonder in many ways towards seeing oneself on all manner of mountain biking adventure. Whether you are interested in sportive competition or simply taking a Zen journey of the self, mountain biking brings with it the potential for many amazing adventures. Of course, in order to take part in any fun and memorable jaunts, you need to know the basics of such mountain biking. How can you do this? Flipping through the pages of Mastering Mountain Bike Skills - 2nd Edition by Brian Lopes would probably be the best way to start. This work is clearly the definitive text on the subject of mountain biking. Anyone that truly would wish to boost their skills and become adept of such biking truly needs a copy of this book.
At the core of this work is the essence of being able to ride to matter what type of terrain you find yourself. You can handle any terrain with effective and amazing precision. That can make any excursion you venture on a lot more fun. Plus, when you understand the basics of riding on any type of terrain, you can (safely) show off your skills. Consider that another Zen-like experience!
Mastering Mountain Bike Skills - 2nd Edition by Brian Lopes truly is the definitive text on its subject. No matter what facet of mountain biking you wish to learn, this books has it all. As such, it remains highly recommended to anyone that has a love and affinity for mountain biking.
And yes, the subject of racing is covered in this book in great depth. While many people may enjoy mountain biking for the sheer excitement of it others may find the notion of competition to be appealing. That is certainly a good thing because a healthy competitive environment is a good thing. You can develop an amazing amount of skills through plying your trade as an amateur racer. Mastering Mountain Bike Skills - 2nd Edition by Brian Lopes tells you how to do so in a safe and effective manner.
The various physical skills and tools you need to be successful are detailed in this book. Other texts may gloss over such a component to mountain biking. Not this text – it is as definitive as possible and it covers a great deal of territory in terms of how to get into the proper shape needed to be an effective mountain biker.
There is another facet to the training which is discussed in this particular text. This would be the psychological component to mountain bike racing. In many ways, the passages in the book that deal with the psychological facets are among the most interesting. Such a subject is rarely discussed in depth and its presentation here is quite interesting.