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