| n you are ready to purchase a mountain bike, if you | | | | interested in, take the time to talk to them. Tell |
| are like most mountain bikers, you start reading | | | | them that you are planning to purchase that particular |
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| however, that not all mountain bike reviews are | | | | they don't like. Find groups of mountain bikers in the |
| accurate - or even honest! The fact of the matter is | | | | parks, and try to talk to them when they are taking |
| that some dealers and even manufacturers actually | | | | a break. This way, you won't be interfering with their |
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| reviewer has never even had the opportunity to ride! | | | | reviews. |
| There are countless sites that carry reviews of | | | | Ask as many questions as you possibly can - but try |
| various mountain bikes. Some of the sites are very | | | | not to keep irritate them by keeping them from |
| dependable and others simply cannot be counted on. | | | | enjoying their ride. After speaking with them - or |
| It's hard for the average mountain biker to know | | | | before - sit back and watch them ride. You aren't |
| who to believe - beginner bikers who have yet to | | | | watching their technique - although that may be |
| make their first mountain bike purchase don't stand a | | | | interesting - what you want to watch for is how well |
| chance! | | | | the bike handles. Seeing the bike in action is the |
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| publications that can be counted on for accurate and | | | | first best review you can get is your very own |
| valuable information. Most print publications have | | | | review! |
| accurate reviews. When reading one of these | | | | As your interest in a particular bike grows, you will |
| reviews, it is important to look on the edges of the | | | | want to try one out for yourself. You can test ride |
| page for very tiny print that says 'advertisement.' If | | | | bikes that are for sale in bike shops, but you can't |
| you see that, you can be sure that this is not a real | | | | really put them through the motions well enough in a |
| review you are reading. It is an advertisement | | | | 'test ride' situation to learn what you need to know. |
| disguised as a review. Its purpose is to get you to | | | | Your best option is to test ride a friend's bike. Take |
| buy the bike - not to point out both the pros and | | | | it out for a day, and see what it can do in relation to |
| the cons! Move on! | | | | what you can do with it. Give it a great workout, and |
| When looking for reviews online, stick to the better | | | | by the end of the day, you will know enough about |
| known online magazines such as Singletrack, | | | | the bike to write your very own review. |
| GearHead, Mountain Bike Review, and Mountain Bike. | | | | Do your part in the mountain biking community by |
| These are the online magazines that will give you the | | | | contributing your own reviews to the websites that |
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| will also find the latest mountain biking news, as well | | | | clear in your writing, and honest in your opinions. |
| as quite a bit of information on races and trails. | | | | Make sure that you have your facts straight, and be |
| These four websites are vitally important to serious | | | | sure that you distinguish between opinion and fact! |
| bikers. | | | | You will be doing many other mountain bikers a huge |
| Of course the best reviews are the ones that you | | | | favor by submitting your honest - and accurate - |
| get from other bikers, in person. When you see a | | | | mountain bike review! |
| mountain biker on the trail riding a bike that you are | | | | |