mountain biking information

Training

The Mountain Biker's Training Bible: A Complete Training Guide for the Competitive Mountain Biker

Mountain biking in Les Arcs. Ultimate Alpine Singletrack! A 5-minute head/handcam roundup of a selection of the finest biking trails in the Alps - in Les Arcs, courtesty of www.trailAddiction.com

boot camp for those of us that want to learn how to mountain bike. Seattle WA area.

"The Backcountry Bicycle Trails Club Mountain Bike Boot Camp is designed for people who are new to off-road bicycling. It is a three hour course involving lots of riding skills and drills along with a little show and tell. In addition to riding techniques, we discuss pre-ride maintenance, the indispensable trailside repair toolkit and trail safety and courtesy."

Wildflower Mountain Biking for Women video - New instructional video for beginner women features Sue Haywood, Trek/VW pro, demonstrating off-trail skills and drills with a group in a clinic setting. Another group of women applies those skills on the trail, while they share
mountain biking stories and provide tips and tricks. Topics include body position, ascending and descending, logs, rocks, cornering, slow speed riding, bike selection and fit, basic bike care, and fitness and safety.

Guide Books

Mountain Bike! Southwest Washington A Guide to Trails & Adventure
by John Zilly

"For an exceptional fat-tire roundup of the Evergreen State, follow the highly informative tread of John Zilly. The author of Kissing the Trail: Greater Seattle Mountain Bike Adventures widens his scope with two volumes detailing some of the best trails in Western Washington. Mountain Bike! Southwest Washington, and its companion, Mountain Bike! Northwest Washington are the definitions of good guidebooks: they boast serious research, sensible organization, and a battery of useful trail maps and directions. What's more, Zilly possesses a flair for the written word not often found in such practical guides; he steers the hungry cyclist through a variety of trail conditions and skill levels in style, highlighting particularly gnarly terrain and displaying an infectious enthusiasm for the thrill of a squirrelly widowmaker descent. Serious knobby-heads will also thank Zilly (and, later on the trail, curse him) for the inclusion of 30-mile "epics," all-day single-track journeys that combine awesome views, technical riding, and all-out endurance tests. Every mountain-biking hotspot should be so lucky to have a Zilly as tour guide." - Amazon.com Editorial Reviews

Mountain Bike America Washington : An Atlas of Washington State's Greatest Off-Road Bicycle Rides
by Amy Poffenbarger

Amazon.com Book Description
Featuring more than 60 of Washington's greatest mountain bike rides, this one-of-a-kind guide takes you from the lush rainforests of the Olympic Peninsula to the rugged, glacier-capped mountains of the northern Cascades; from the moonscaped ridges of Mount St. Helens east over tulip fields and seas of wheat to the Selkirk and Blue Mountains. Mountain Bike America: Washington is a unique look into our northwesternmost state, capturing its history, culture and incomparable beauty.

People to bike with

Women's Exercise Network Forum is for exactly this. There are a lot of people looking at this site, so chances are if you are looking for a cycling team or partner, someone or some team is looking for you.

Rides and races (please verify):

SeaTac Mtn Bike races, Weds nights, 6:00 pm.

For those interested in mtn. bike racing, or even roadies, looking to spike your heart rate, the SeaTac mtn. bike races have started up again. There is a 6pm and a 7pm race, every Wed. night. The 6pm race is more beginner, the second, more advanced racers.

The course isn't too technical, but great for handling skills, and racing with others, helps you push it. The race course is off 200th St. South, off of 99. DanRM3@aol.com

IMBA Epics varying states and dates.

The type of mountain bike adventures that inspire IMBA's staff, members and affiliated clubs to keep working hard to bring out the best in our sport. These are the rides that fuel great stories that will be told and retold for years. They're long, they're tough, but they can be completed and savored even by average riders with a strong will and sense of adventure.

As always, the 2001 IMBA Epic Rides are geographically diverse. We picked trails in California (?) and Oregon (July 28-29) on the West Coast, Nevada (September 26-27) and Colorado (November 3-4) in the mountain states, North Dakota (August 25-26) and Missouri (?) in the Midwest, and Massachusetts (September 8-9) and North Carolina (October 20-21) in the East. This mix of locations is a reminder that great mountain bike rides can be found almost everywhere.

Once again IMBA is honoring each Epic pick with a two-day Epic celebration. The first day features a trailwork session and the second day is highlighted by a big ride. Stayed tuned to IMBA's home page in the coming months to learn how you can participate.