Downamics is one of the leading companies in using data acquisition (DAQ) in mountain biking. From your weekend warrior who just wants to get the most out of their bike, to running World Cup Downhill teams and helping brands with product development, Downamics has been at the core of this for over 5 years now.

Nick Lester, the founder of Downamics has put all of this experience and learning into a book so that you can get to grips with a DAQ system and start to learn more about what can be done.

Covering topics like the history of DAQ systems, their components and installing them, the kinds of data you can get and how to read it as well as how suspension works, bike kinematics and ergonomics. Data Driven Descents is the book you need if you’re a bike nerd and you want to understand mountain bikes on a different level.

This book aims to cover all topics regarding bike set up and performance using data. It will also show you how to use raw data outside of a systems software in order to get insights that are otherwise unavailable. Covering the basics to more advanced subjects, there’s something for everyone who wants to get more performance from a mountain bke, whether that’s your own or entire race team.

Data Driven Descents is due to be released early 2026.