Review of Mountain Bike America: Oregon: An Atlas of Oregon's Greatest Off-Road Bicycle Rides

Mountain Bike America: Oregon: An Atlas of Oregon's Greatest Off-Road Bicycle Rides
Average Rating: 4.5 Total Reviews: 4
More Information

Guide Book for Beginners

by: phorapples On: 2005-08-04

This is a good book with many interesting places to ride. The maps and directions are very detailed allowing the reader to easily find the featured trails in the book.

The difficulty ratings are exaggerated however. The book seems to be geared toward beginning riders. All of the trails that I have checked out have turned out to be very easy regarding technical skill level. If you have ANY experience I would reduce the difficulty level by 1 (e.g. difficult to moderate, moderate to easy).

The book is fairly thorough, but there are many great spots left out of the book. As far as the valley goes it leaves out what I would consider some of the Greatest Off-Road Bicycle Rides. MacDonald Forest, Rickreal, McKenzie River trail, Oakridge, etc...

I would reccomend the book, but I would HIGHLY reccomend talking to your local bike shop for the hidden treasures of Oregon.

Comprehensive guidebook

by: Anonymous On: 2000-05-28

Im am glad to finally see a comprehensive mountain bike guidebook that covers subjects that many readers want more information about. This guidebook includes a section on mountain bicyle camping and biking with your dog. Ive always wanted to take my gear with me and camp overnight and this section was very helpful. It lists outdoor vendors that carry camping gear and gives you a sample list of what you should bring. This book even has overnight a trail called "Haystack Lake" that is a good trail for those wanting to try their first overnight trip. I also have a dog and the "Mountain Biking with Your Dog" section gave a lot of practical advice I could use and also listed vendors that sell dog gear. Im so glad to finally see a book that not only describes great trails but also is a great reference for other aspects of mountain biking!

awesome maps

by: Anonymous On: 2000-05-20

This book is the first guidebook Ive seen that truly has maps that are useful. They are so visually detailed and helpful that I would highly recommend this mountain bike guide to any new or experienced mountain biker. Oh yeah, when Im on the road this book also gives me a lot of history and information about the area Im visiting.

Oregon's best trail guide!

by: Anonymous On: 1999-08-06

Lizanns book is the best guide Ive ever read! Great photos, maps and descriptions of some of the best riding in the Pacific Northwest. A great buy for any fat tire rider whos new to the area.