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Article #241: The Importance Of A Good Mountain Bike

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Mountain biking has changed drastically tires and riser handlebars. Some bikes
since its origin, so have the bikes. New also have handle bars tha have bar ends
feature have been added to meet the for better support.
growing challenges of the sport. Ultra Basically four categories of Mountain
light bikes, hi-tech gears and suspension bikes are available in the market. The
have become the need of the day to four categories are A) The fully rigid
increase efficiency of the bike and the bike: - these bikes have a fixed rare, no
rider. suspensions and have a frame with a fixed
Mountain biking has changed drastically fork. B) the Hard tail bike :- it is
since its origin, so have the bikes. New similar to the fully rigid bike, the only
feature have been added to meet the difference is the suspension in the front
growing challenges of the sport. Ultra wheel. C) the Soft tail bike :- it has a
light bikes, hi-tech gears and suspension frame that offers rear suspension to a
have become the need of the day to certain extent, which is activated by
increase efficiency of the bike and the flexing the frame. Pivots are not used
rider. here and D) the full or dual suspension
Investing in a good mountain bike bike: - they have suspension fitted on
Selecting a good quality mountain bike is both the front and the rear wheel and
the most important step in mountain pivots are used to move the rear wheel.
biking. Although it is comparatively more Mountain bikes are available in many
expensive than ordinary bikes, buying a designs for e.g. cross country (XC),
good bike is a must considering the endure/all mountains (AM), free ride
hardships it will be subjected to while (FR), dirt jumping - urban and street,
venturing out on the hill slopes. These trial, downhill (DH) single speed, and
bikes are specially designed to endure a 4-cross racing. The design basically
lot of pounding in the process. They are depends on the type of route it's going
fitted with special tires and suspensions to be used on.
to reduce the stress on the rider and the Mountain biking is reaching new heights
bike and make the ride comparatively today with competitions becoming more and
smoother. more aggressive. The modern day bikes
Todays Standard Equipment includes front have been specially modified to suit the
wheel suspension by default. rider's requirements. Now a days Mountain
Now a days more and more bikers are bikes have aerodynamic frames - these are
opting for dual suspension bikes, as they lighter but yet very strong. They are
are definitely more comfortable than fitted with three gears on the front
single suspension bike. Similarly bikes wheel while the next few would be on the
with large wheels are also gaining back wheel and have speeds varying from
popularity compared to bikes with smaller 21, 24 even up to 27.






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