The Mountain Bike Book

Steve Worland has been riding off-road for about 35 years. He's been a specialist mountain bike journalist for more than a decade and he's tested over 1000 bikes for leading MTB monthly publications. He's the Editor of What Mountain Bike? and Technical Editor of the UK's best selling bike magazine Mountain Biking UK.

Offers a rare insight into the roots of off-road cycling and the birth of the commercial concept that became the mountain bike. Thoroughly explains the many and varied disciplines and designs within mountain biking, with an overview of where they're all heading. Mountain biking fitness tips for everyone, from beginners to racers. Contains a comprehensive but easy-to-understand run-down of bike anatomy, with sections on suspension design and future developments. Explains why it's worth investing in some specialist riding kit. The essential but often overlooked basics of off-road riding technique. Care and feeing. An everyman approach on how to look after your bike.