Extreme Sports

This article describes the basics of mountain biking. Learning more about the sport will help you to enjoy it even more.

Mountain bikes are among the strongest and most rugged bicycles that you can find. The reason that these bikes are so strong is that they are ridden on some very tough terrain, including steep inclines, dirt tracks, and pebbles. In most cases, mountain bikers do not ride on smoothly paved roads, rather they ride on hilly and uneven terrain that can be quite rough on a bicycle. Mountain bikers get a big thrill in riding on unpaved, rough terrain, even though this is hard on a bicycle. That is why many manufacturers have made sturdier bikes for this purpose.

The tires on a mountain bike are thicker and fatter than normal bike tires. They are also made of more durable rubber that gives the rider added traction and control on uneven surfaces.

Suspension is another very essential feature of a mountain bike. A strong suspension system is essential for a mountain bike so that the rider can better handle the ups and downs that occur when riding on uneven terrain.

Mountain bikes can be separated into several different categories that are founded upon the type of suspension that they have. The classifications are dual suspension, hard tails, soft tails, and fully rigid bikes. Rigid bikes feature a rigid fork. Soft-tailed bikes have a rear suspension that pivots on the frame. Hard-tailed bikes feature a front suspension fork. Suspension bikes have either front, rear, or dual suspension systems. These bikes also feature a shock absorber in the rear, in addition to a linkage.  Read more...

Product Description
Customized 3″ button / pin…. More >>

3″ button / pin printed with life is a game – mountain biking is serious!

Various games are popular among the sports and adventure enthusiasts around the world. Any game that tries your physical power, specific skills, and stamina is worthy of being called a challenging pursuit. Mountain biking certainly fits the bill as a skill and endurance testing game.

Mountain biking means riding a bicycle on a rough terrain. Usually the mountain bikes are specially made bikes or hybrid road bicycles. A typical mountain bike has wide and knobby tires, big, round tubing frame, extra suspension features such as front fork or shock absorbers, etc.

There are a large number of magazines dedicated to certain hobbies, sports, or activities. Such magazines provide all the important information on the specific subjects. Various articles regarding the different aspects of that subject are published in these magazines. The details of useful gear and equipment required for that activity are also published from time to time. Thus, such magazines prove extremely useful for the enthusiasts and professionals of the particular sport.

A number of magazines are available that deal exclusively with mountain biking. Mountain bikers around the world get useful information, tips, and latest news about mountain biking from them. Such magazines cover all the topics related to mountain biking. The safety guidelines regarding the tracks, terrain or the bikes themselves are published from time to time. Different mountain biking tracks with maps and information about accommodation, medical aid and commercial places along the route are published in different issues which helps the biking enthusiasts in the area to plan their biking programs.  Read more...

Product Description
From Pigeon Mountain to Mistletoe State Park, Mountain Biking Georgia is the quintessential guide to 50 of the best rides in the Peach State. Nutt takes mountain bikers on trails leading to endless vistas of the Blue Ridge and through the lush Chicopee Woods near Gainesville. This new FalconGuide features several rides on newly constructed trails never before published in a guidebook. Complete with elevation graphs, easy-to-read maps, and detailed descripti… More >>

Mountain Biking Georgia

Mountain bike also called as mountain bicycle is made in particular for mountain biking, on dirt trails and many other rough surfaces. When compared to road bicycles they are better and rugged enough for such unfriendly and unsafe terrain.

These bikes have broad, knobbier tires for more grip and absorption of shock. In modern bikes, suspension for front wheel has become the custom while suspension for the full front and rear is becoming more and more general.

In few mountain bikes, the handlebars are fixed with bar ends, but riser handlebars which are made such that they oppose to a flat straight handlebar are becoming increasingly popular because a very few riders use bars with their ends extended. These bikes usually have 26 inches or 559 mm wheels, but after year 2002 many bikes are available in the markets, which have 29 inches or 622 mm wheels.

This is the diameter universally used for other normal road bikes which is also known as a 700c. However, the giant mountain bikes have a diameter much greater than the normal 622 mm and have ranges starting from 952 mm. There are many kinds of giant mountain bikes with many types of wheels.

The giant mountain bikes have wheels that have a bigger diameter. Unlike normal mountain bikes these bikes are more difficult to ride. The bigger wheels make it more difficult to control. These types of mountain bikes are mainly used for giant mountain bike challenges like the ones held in Australia. The race held in Australia using giant mountain bikes is well known.

 Read more...