The Mountain Bike Book

Sports & Outdoors

Van Der Plas, Rob

Individual Sports

Velo Press

This is the leading edge resource for anyone wanting to take that next step by learning advanced information on heart rate based monitoring and measurement. It focuses on the bodies physiology during exercise as well as how it recovers, implementing heart rate technology into all aspects of training. This book is geared toward the fitness trainers, coaches, and instructors who wish to apply heart zone training to their own programs as well as their clients.

The Heart Rate Monitor Guidebook to Heart Zone Training

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Edwards, Sally

Exercise & Fitness

Fifty-two one-week spreads include areas to record training notes, heart rates, meals, weight, sleep, course, time, and intervals.

Velo News Training Diary

Politics & Social Sciences

Friel, Joe

VeloNews

Sociology

This collection of stories from a writer with cult reputation in cycling circles gives a human view of cycling and its culture.

Half Wheel Hell and Other Cycling Stories

Hershon, Maynard

Guides the reader through every aspect of troubleshooting and mountain-bike maintenance in a succinct, idiot-proof format.

Zinn & Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance

Zinn, Lennard

Cyclist's Training Bible, The: A Complete Training Guide for the Competitive Road Cyc, by Friel, Joe

The Cyclist's Training Bible: A Complete Training Guide for the Competitive Road Cyclist

Combing through years of cycling literature and press archives, and seeking out friends, rivals, and the man himself, the author pieces together the disparate elements of Eddy Merckx's life. Cycling icons recollect Merckx's Tour de France victories, World Hour Record, doping scandal of 1969, and physical setbacks.

Eddy Merckx: Cycling's Greatest Champion

Vanwalleghem, Rik

Biographies & Memoirs

Because mountain-bike racers are as notorious for their appetites as they are for their athletic abilities, why not put together a cookbook of healthy recipes from mountain-bike racers? That is exactly what Jill Smith did. Quick and Dirty is a mouthwatering collection of meals from people who depend on a high-energy diet.

Mountain Biker's Cookbook: Quick and Dirty, Recipes for the Hungry Mountainbiker

Smith-Gould, Jill

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

For 25 years the writers and editors of VeloNews have pursued cycling excellence with unparalleled passion. During this time, great champions (Merckx, Hinault, and LeMond) have come and gone and others have risen to take their place (Indurain, Jalabert, and Armstrong). Mountain biking has expanded the world of bicycle racing into arenas that even Jules Verne never imagined. Relive cycling's finest hours from the VeloNews archives or experience them for the very first time.

Bicycle Racing in the Modern Era: 25 Years of Velonews

Now readers have the rare opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look at European road racing. Former Motorola Cycling Team mechanic Scott Parr spins tales from his years of turning wrenches for America's top pro cycling team. Parr's unique perspective and his state-of-the-art insight into the technowizardry of modern professional cycling provide a real treat for the reader of cycling literature. -- Delivers the insider's story on such great racers as Lance Armstrong, Phil Anderson, Sean Yates, Frankie Andreau, and Axel Merckx

Tales from the Toolbox

Guinness, Rupert

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