Description

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Throughout its history, the bicycle has become more efficient, lighter, and stronger, in addition to becoming more suited to a wide range of terrain and more accessible to a broad range of users. This book looks briefly at the history of the mountain bike and basic cycling techniques before taking a detailed and in-depth look into how to service, maintain, and repair the modern mountain bike, with step-by-step tutorials throughout. It covers tools and equipment, wheels and tires, gears, drivetrain, brakes and suspension, and handlebars, pedals, saddles, and headsets.

About the Author

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Peter Ballin is an accomplished international mountain bike racer and guide. He has worked as a bike mechanic in the French Alps, worked with professional riders as a mechanic on the world cup circuit, worked as a mountain bike trail builder in New Zealand and Canada, and run his own mountain bike holiday company in the south of Spain.