Publisher's Synopsis
In this series young people are encouraged to get involved in adventure sports. Each book covers the sport's development and offers advice on clubs and courses, equipment, basic techniques and safety procedure. The text contains quotations from well-known participants and features an event representing the sport at its highest level.;This book sets out to show how the reader can go mountain biking without lycra tights or a day-glo bike and still have fun. It details the development of the sport, how to get involved in it, what to look for when purchasing a bike, basic technique and maintenance. The featured event is the Leaping Lizard Freefall at Laguna Beach, California, in which the author took part.
