Managing Mountain Biking

Mountain Bike Trail Development was written for land managers (professionals in city, county, state, federal, land trust, and special use permit entities such as ski area managers) who have the responsibility of bringing bike-optimized mountain bike trails to their communities. Released in 2023, this guide is solely focused on mountain biking and the unique aspects that the activity brings to the park planning process.

Trail Solutions, IMBA's guide to building sweet singletrack, presents cutting-edge trail design, construction, maintenance and management techniques in a colorful and easy-to-read format. Includes more than 130 photos and 50 innovative illustrations.

A legendary mountain biking champion offers practical instructions, accompanied by entertaining anecdotes and reminiscences, on the essential techniques, skills, and tactics of mountain biking, offering tips on safety, developing a training program, equipment, and more. Original. 20,000 first printing.

If you want to ride like a pro, you should learn from a pro! In Mastering Mountain Bike Skills, Third Edition, world-champion racer Brian Lopes and renowned riding coach Lee McCormack share their elite perspectives, real-life race stories, and their own successful techniques to help riders of all styles and levels build confidence and experience the full exhiliration of the sport. Mastering Mountain Bike Skills is the best-selling guide for all mountain biking disciplines, including enduro, pump track racing, dual slalom, downhill, cross-country, fatbiking, and 24-hour races. It absolutely captures the sport and offers everything you need to maximize performance and excitement on the trail. Learn how to select the proper bike and customize it for your unique riding style. Develop a solid skills base so you can execute techniques with more power and precision. Master the essential techniques to help you carve every corner, nail every jump, and conquer every obstacle in your path. Last, but not least, prepare yourself to handle every type of weather and trail condition that the mountain biking world throws at you. Whether you’re a recreational rider looking to rock the trails with friends, are a seasoned enthusiast, or are aspiring to be a top pro, Mastering Mountain Bike Skills will improve your ride and dust the competition. Don't just survive the trail—own the trail, and enjoy the thrill of doing it.

Inhaltsangabe:Abstract: In the past years a lot of new kinds of sport were discovered as a form of outdoor recreation. Today the traditional walker has to share the tracks with a lot of other user groups. At present shared tracks often lead to conflicts between the old and the new user groups. One of the new groups is the Mountain Bike (MTB) group. Mountain biking seems to be the new wave sport of the nineties, but it all started in the early to mid 1970 s with a few enthusiasts in the US. It became established internationally in the early 1980 s. Mountain bikes began to appear in New Zealand from the mid 1980 s, and since then are growing in popularity among all ages and genders. The popularity of the MTB is now changing the recreational patterns of the traditional outdoor user groups. A discernible number of people who have traditionally been walkers/trampers have now often changed their outdoor recreation use from walking to biking. This new type of track use seems to create conflicts in a social and physical way, and it appears that there are some problems between walkers/trampers and mountain bikers. To get all these information different questionnaires were designed, adequate for every user group. Inhaltsverzeichnis:Table of Contents: TABLE OF CONTENTSI TABLE CONTENTSIII DIAGRAM CONTENTSV PICTURE CONTENTSV LIST OF ABBREVIATIONSVI CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION2 1.1Introduction - Survey Background3 1.2Survey Objectives4 1.3The Scope Of This Paper4 CHAPTER TWO: NEW ZEALAND6 2.1Facts About The Country7 2.1.1Introduction7 2.1.2Geography And Geology7 2.1.2.1Position7 2.1.2.2Geology8 2.1.3Climate10 2.2Flora & Fauna11 2.2.1Introduction11 2.2.2Flora11 2.2.3Fauna13 2.3History And Politics14 2.3.1History14 2.3.2Modern New Zealand15 2.3.2.1Politics15 2.3.2.2Economy16 2.3.2.3Tourism17 CHAPTER THREE: THE MARLBOROUGH SOUNDS18 3.1Introduction19 3.2Geography And Geology20 3.2.1Position20 3.2.2Geology20 3.3Climate21 3.4Flora & Fauna21 3.4.1Flora21 3.4.2Fauna23 3.5History24 CHAPTER FOUR: BACKGROUND INFORMATION DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION (DOC) AND MOUNTAIN BIKES (MTBS)25 4.1Department Of Conservation (DOC)26 4.1.1The Role Of DOC - History And Structure26 4.1.2Doc And MTBs28 4.1.3Statutes For The Management Of MTBs29 4.2An Introduction To Mountain Biking31 4.2.1History31 4.2.2MTB In New Zealand - A Growing Sport31 4.2.3Impacts And Conflicts32 4.2.3.1Physical Impacts33 4.2.3.2Disturbance Of [...]