| How to choose a mountain bike depends on
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| | The top manufacturers in this price
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| what you are going to do with it, if all
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| | range, I would say are: - Trek, Giant,
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| you want your new mountain bike for is
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| | Specialized and Cannondale, these
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| going for a nice leisurely ride on the
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| | companies make the nicest frames with the
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| canal path or a ride in the woods with
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| | best mountain bike parts available at the
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| the dog, well you wont need a full
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| | price, gears will be either Shimano or
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| suspension downhill machine with 4 inch
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| | SRAM, brakes could be V-brakes or cable
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| travel on the forks and a fully
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| | disc brakes, both are very good and
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| articulated rear end with damping and
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| | light, most of the other MTB parts, of
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| rebound control.
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| | course will be Shimano and as usual get
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| Where to Start From.
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| | the best you can afford. There are many
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| If you do want to go for an easy ride in
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| | combinations of hubs and rims to make up
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| the park you don’t need to spend
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| | your wheels; hubs from Shimano and rims
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| too much, if you think you will do any
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| | form Mavic are the usual mix. Then you
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| off-road riding then big tread tires
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| | have to choose which suspension forks to
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| maybe all you need, but if you think you
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| | put on you bike, you may not get a
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| might try some rough stuff then you will
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| | choice, depending on which bike you buy,
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| need suspension. Gears will probably be
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| | the main ones are Suntour, Marzocchi,
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| Shimano, brakes must be V-brakes, but
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| | Manitou, Fox, RockShox and RST, buy any
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| could be made by a few different
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| | of these and you wont go far wrong.
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| manufacturers, all the rest of the MTB
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| | Further reading on bike parts at :
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| components will depend on how much you
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| | Top Bikes, Top Money.
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| can spend. If you go to your local bike
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| | If you want what the professionals ride
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| shop or big sports store and see what
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| | you will have to pay a lot of money a
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| they’ve got to offer, then buy it
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| | professional MTB. As with road bike at
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| or have look on the Internet and maybe
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| | the top of the range, you can specify
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| you’ll find the same thing at a
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| | what you want to build up your dream
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| better price.
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| | bike. Top bikes frames to spend your
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| The Next Step Up.
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| | money on could be Klien, Scott, Rocky
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| So maybe you want to be a bit more
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| | Mountain, Gary Fisher, Santa Cruz and K2;
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| adventurous, more off-road, more forest
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| | these are some of the most sought after
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| tracks and dry boulder river beds, then
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| | bike frames in the world and would be the
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| you’ll need something a little
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| | envy of your friends. Probably the best
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| lighter, with suspension forks. All this
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| | forks to put on your frame would be
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| will cost you more money, but will be
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| | RockShox SID’s these are light and
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| worth it for the extra enjoyment and
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| | do all the things you need with control
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| adventure. With a better mountain bike it
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| | of all functions, there are many other to
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| will have a sportier handling and because
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| | also to consider, look at how much travel
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| it is lighter, it will be easier to
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| | they have and the rebound and damping
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| struggle up the hills before you come
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| | systems. Gears again will be either SRAM
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| flying down the other side. The
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| | or Shimano Rapid fire, XT or XTR, more
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| components will again be Shimano and the
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| | money could be spent on carbon or very
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| quality will depend on how much money you
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| | light alloy cranks, the brakes should be
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| can spend. V-brakes and Rapid-fire gear
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| | hydraulic discs from Hayes, Pace or
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| shifters, along with Shimano chain set,
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| | Magura or stick to the trusted V-bakes.
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| bottom bracket and headset. Handle bars,
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| | Wheels from Shimano or Mavic or some
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| stem and seat pin should be alloy and
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| | fancy carbon wheels, but remember they
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| along with a comfortable saddle
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| | will have to take a lot of punishment, so
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| you’ll be set to take to the hills.
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| | maybe better to go for reliability over
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| More Money, More Mountain Bike.
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| | light weight expense. Carbon handle bars,
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| The next rung up on the mountain bike
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| | stem and seat pin and a light weight race
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| ladder would be good enough to race on.
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| | saddle and Time or Shimano SPD clipless
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| There are many to choose from, get on the
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| | pedals, then your choice of tires will
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| net and surf the bike manufacturers sites
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| | depend on what terrain and ground
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| and all the shop sites along with the
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| | conditions you are going to ride on.
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| magazines for juicy photos of the bikes.
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