"Since the 1970s, mountain biking has gone from no-tech to high-tech. Mountain Bike Madness documents the evolution of the mountain bike and the spread of ridership across America. Written in fun, conversational language, and featuring 80 full-color photos, this book takes enthusiasts old and new on a spin with: The bikes: from cruisers and clunkers to full suspension and titanium, plus notes on gear, treads, and threads-plus practical advice on how much it can all cost ; the people: profiles of yesterday's and today's hottest riders! ;the styles: street riding, cross-country, freeride, downhill, touring, and even night riding are featured ; the events: from an easy trail ride to World Cup competition, how everyone can get into the sport"--Publisher's description.
An international array of authors, including some prominent extreme athletes like Jake Burton and Arlo Eisenberg, look at a variety of issues and concerns within the new action extreme sports that are gaining popularity throughout the world. For each sport, an interpretation is presented through two essays: one written by a scholar active in some aspect of research for the given activity, and another by a practitioner/athlete who writes "from the inside out." The juxtaposed essays confront questions about the essence of sport such as, What is sport?; How does it originate?; and What is its use, value, and function? This book offers a fascinating look at how twentieth- and twenty-first-century sport forms emerge, proliferate, and take hold in a sport-crazy world.
The Adventure Sports books are the perfect introduction to the skills and equipment needed to master six exciting sports. Each title in the series is packed with expert information on technique, equipment, safety, and competition; every topic is illustrated with dozens of full-color photographs and drawings.
Start planning your next great MTB adventure today! Finally, a mountain bike trail guide to help you locate Ontario’s elusive sweet singletrack. This quick, informative read will get you out riding new trail by next weekend. Features: Top 55 MTB locations in Ontario, Canada 145 pages, large format, full colour Advice for everyone from beginners to expert riders Detailed reviews, topo trail maps and plenty of photos Consistent review ratings, from one source—the author Trail Reviews List − Each review gives all the info you need: length, elevation, terrain, skill level, traffic, maps, facilities, highlights, trail fees, phone #, website, similar trails, local clubs, and trailhead access address + GPS coordinates Extra Content Includes − What Is Mountain Biking & Would I Like It?, Beginner Trails, MTB Groups & Clubs, Ontario Geography, GPS Accuracy, Map Making, Trail Building Concepts, Trail Hazards, Bike Health, Theft & Etiquette, Bike Repair, and many tips on Getting Ready for a Ride, as well as My Top 5 Lists and a Glossary/Lingo page Discover the many diverse MTB destinations in Ontario, Canada, where you can let loose on your bike. Recommendations range from beginner trails ideal for riders just trying out the sport to the toughest double-black runs that challenge even the experts. After many years of riding these trails, Dan Roitner has written the MTB trail guide he always wished for. He combined his trail reviews, photos and mapping data into this comprehensive and entertaining guidebook. Written with insight and humour—and crammed with info—this book will lead you to the best MTB trails Ontario has to offer. There’s a lot more riding in this province than you thought possible!
The San Francisco Bay Area is known for its natural diversity — its forested areas, mountainous peaks, and coastal environments make for an array of outdoor experiences. Mountain bikers of all skill and intensity levels will find many exciting paths to take in this detailed and exhaustive guide.
If you read other guides to bicycling Europe you'll find, between yawns, they are filled with very general practical information and describe routes in a long-winded narrative format, impractical for most cyclists. In addition, most focus on just one region or country. Written by Jerry Soverinsky, the owner of a Chicago-based tour company specializing in European destinations (www.cbttours.com) and former Second City comedy writer, this book differs from its predecessors by featuring (a.) detailed information for planning and riding 7- to 10-day tours in 10 countries, (b.) route descriptions in the form of precise, turn-by-turn "cue sheets" based on notable landmarks, and (c.) details for each tour, including historical overviews of regions, food and lodging accommodations to suit any budget, and up-to-date contact information. Whether you actually make it to Europe to ride or not, this highly-entertaining cycling book is well worth the read.
Since their emergence in the 1960s, lifestyle sports (also referred to as action sport, extreme sports, adventure sports) have experienced unprecedented growth both in terms of participation and in their increased visibility across public and private space. book seeks to explore the changing representation and consumption of lifestyle sport in the twenty-first century. The essays, which cover a range of sports, and geographical contexts (including Brazil, Europe, North America and Australasia) focus on three themes. First, essays scrutinise aspects of the commercialisation process and impact of the media, reviewing and reconsidering theoretical frameworks to understand these processes. The scholars here emphasise the need to move beyond simplistic understandings of commercialisation as co-option and resistance, to capture the complexity and messiness of the process, and of the relationships between the cultural industries, participants and consumers. The second theme examines gender identity and representations, exploring the potential of lifestyle sport to be a politically transformative space in relation to gender, sexuality and ‘race’. The last theme explores new theoretical directions in research on lifestyle sport, including insights from philosophy, sociology and cultural geography. The themes the monograph addresses are wide reaching, and centrally concerned with the changing meaning of sport and sporting identity in the twenty-first century. This book was previously published as a Special Issue of Sport in Society.
Calling all speed demons! Get your motor running with this exciting and educational visual encyclopedia for children. You'll enjoy the ride on more than 1,000 different types of transport. Gently take to the skies in a hot air balloon or race into space on a rocket. Experience life in the fast lane in a Formula 1 racing car or set sail for new horizons aboard a luxury cruise ship. The world is your oyster as you chart the entire history of transport, from traditional horse and carts to today's high-speed networks and supersonic vehicles. Incredible images accompanied by fact-packed text give you the full lowdown on everything that could possibly take you from A to B. Cars, Trains, Ships, and Planes guarantees thrills and spills as you test out the fastest, largest, longest, and costliest modes of transport in the ultimate record-breakers. Put yourself in the driving seat with this complete visual guide to vehicles.
Mountain biking is the extreme sport of choice for thousands of adrenaline-crazed individuals, and Mountain Bike Madness is the perfect tribute and account of the sport's exciting lore, reverent, and death-defying tricks. Riders of all levels and riding interests--as well as non-riders--will uncover entertaining, comprehensive text as well as inspiring photography on the sport that put the word "extreme" onto the tongues of millions.
