Archive for October, 2009

Enjoy Mountain Biking in Breckenridge

The town of Breckenridge is named by USA Today as one of the top ten places to take kids on a bike. Cruising on Colorado’s mountain trails on a seat of a bike gives you first class tickets to glorious mountain views of the aspen trees, wildflowers and occasional mountain wildlife. Mountain biking is one [...]

Mountain Biking Endurance Races

For the casual cyclist, mountain biking is a wonderful way to enjoy the great outdoors as well as get a great work out. Today, mountain biking is growing rapidly into an excitingly popular sport. With that growth arises an entirely new subculture of mountain bikers who race professionally.Every year there are hundreds of events and [...]

Mountain Biking and Proper Clothing

Mountain biking in cold weather has always been a challenge. The problem is that you’ll start out cold then warm up and break a sweat, making yourself wet. Then, when you travel downhill, the combination of wet skin and windchill will be quite chilling.Below, you’ll find a list of the cold weather clothing that will [...]

Girls Mountain Biking: Catching Up With The Boys

One of the greatest appeals of mountain biking is that it is a unisex sport. Mountain biking does not discriminate on the basis of gender. Nor does it eliminate participants due to their ages or ethnicities; in its early years it was largely the domain of men and boys, but now women and girl mountain [...]

Why I Would Rather a Barracuda Mountain Bike

Mountain bike are designed particularly for mountain biking. It is usually ridden on dirt trails and many other unpaved surfaces. When compared to road bicycles they are better and rugged enough for such unfriendly terrain.It would not be easy just walking into a shop and selecting the bike. Each bike in the store serves different [...]

4 Different Mountain Bike Designs Explained

The designs for mountain bikes can be classified in three categories based on suspension:1. Hardtail – A frame with no rear suspension, often containing a front suspension fork.2. Fully rigid – This is a sub type of hardtail, with a rigid fork.3. Dual or full suspension – These bikes offer a front suspension fork and [...]

Things to Know About your Mountain Bike Parts

You are a biking champ – ruler of the vast mountain trails. But your fame will become dull if you don’t understand the various parts of your mean machine. So to become a complete champ it is necessary to enhance your knowledge about different mountain bike parts.The Basic Parts Of A Mountain BikeThe FrameThe frame [...]

Training For a Mountain Bike Race

Mountain biking belongs to the category of sports that fills your need for adrenaline rush and excitement. From the moment you get on your mountain bikes until the time you rush downhill or cross country, you feel strong and free and you momentarily forget life’s worries. You throw all caution to the wind, vulnerable yet [...]

The History Of Mountain Biking

There is a lot of history and information out there in regards to the history and origins of mountain biking, with some being recognized and some that depends on who has the best firm of public relations.Some say that mountain biking began with the Buffalo Soldiers, which was a turn of the century infantry who [...]

Rocky Mountain Bikes for the Extreme Biking Ecstasy

Want to jive with a bike through the treacherous trails of the mountains? Get on Rocky Mountain bikes and be ready for an electrifying ride! Rocky bikes are exceptional with a zing of difference. But the offerings of Rocky encompass the desires and needs of myriad off road cyclistsThe World Of Rocky Mountain BikeRocky bikes [...]

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