Mountain Bikes by the editors of Bicycling magazine
Mountain Bikes (Collectible 1988 Rodale Mountain Biking Guide)
An Illustrated Rodale Handbook to Mountain Bikes, Equipment and Off-Road Riding from the Editors of Bicycling Magazine
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Mountain Bikes
- Author: the editors of Bicycling magazine
- Editor: Susan Weaver
- Publisher: Rodale Press, Emmaus, Pennsylvania
- Publication Date: 1988
- ISBN-10: 0878577556
- Binding: Publisher's illustrated card wrappers, perfect bound, cream with rainbow stripes.
- Physical Format: Medium softcover, slim trade-size paperback, illustrated with line drawings. 92 pages.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
- The Book: Very Good (VG)
- Exterior / Wraps: The cream illustrated card wrappers carry rainbow stripes and show light rubbing with a few small white specks to the front cover. There is a small nick or paint loss at the top right corner of the front cover. The back cover has a small scuff in the yellow stripe and a slight crease along the bottom edge. The spine is clean and straight with a few tiny marks near the foot and slight shelf wear at the edges. The corners are fairly sharp.
- Interior: The text pages are clean and legible, lightly toned at the edges, with a small speck on the title page. The binding is tight. No writing is visible.
- The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)
Synopsis & Historical Value
Mountain Bikes was published by Rodale Press of Emmaus, Pennsylvania, in 1988 and is credited to the editors of Bicycling magazine. It is a compact, illustrated guide to the mountain bike and the sport of off-road riding.
The book covers equipment, riding techniques and off-road competitive events, and belongs to a series of cycling handbooks issued under the Bicycling Magazine's name by Rodale, which also published the magazine.
Appearing in the early years of mountain biking's popular growth, it is a period snapshot of how the sport was presented to new riders at the time. It will interest cycling enthusiasts and collectors of sporting and leisure ephemera.
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