Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Ned Overend

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American cyclist Ned Overend.
Last updated on December 21, 2024.
Ned Overend

Edmund ("Ned") Overend is an American former professional cross-country mountain bike racer. He is a six-time NORBA cross-country mountain bike national champion who became the first-ever cross-country world champion by winning the inaugural UCI Mountain Bike World Championship in 1990. Overend was inducted into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame in 1990 and into the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame in 2001.

Mountain biking helps people become environmentalists. A mountain bike is a vehicle to appreciate the backcountry. — © Ned Overend
Mountain biking helps people become environmentalists. A mountain bike is a vehicle to appreciate the backcountry.
When you're turning the crankset, you're riding the bike. When you're coasting, you're just along for the ride.
You get a feeling on certain trails, when you're reacting like you and your machine are just one thing. It's the feeling of physical exertion and speed and technique all wrapped into one.
Imagine someone telling you that by taking a certain drug you could win a single event and be three times richer, famous for life in your country-and it won't hurt anyone. What would you say? There's a wide range of ethics among the riders.
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