With quite a few OUTDOORSmagic users also doing a bit of mountain
biking, we thought you'd be interested in the latest excellent
mountain biking routes guide from Vertebrate Graphics - 'Lake
District Mountain Biking'.
The
company has published the odd walking guide - see review
- but Vertebrate's speciality is mountain biking and its range of
bike guides is growing steadily.
The latest Lakes book bears all the Vertebrate hallmarks -
comprehensive coverage of most of the classic routes in the area
backed up by comprehensive Harvey Maps that are useable as a
standalone resource, though we'd suggest you should take a full map
as well, and with clear, easy to understand instructions written in
English rather than guidebook speak.
As a bonus, the photographs are professionally-taken images that
give you a good idea of the terrain and the odd dollop of
inspiration.
The guide includes routes right across the Lakes and varying in
distance from easy part-day rides through to full-on, high-level
epics and it's always clear from the text exactly what you are taking
on. No 'easy climbs' that turn out to be endless wheel-lofting slogs
up unrideable technical steps for example...
Another nice touch with Vertebrate's guides is that they can also
be purchased as a CD or as a bundled CD and book combo. Cost in book
form is £12.95, as a CD just £7.50 and the bundle with both
media is £18, all prices including postage and packing when
bought direct from the Vertebrate Graphics web site, where you can
also download a free route to see what you're getting.
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