How to Ride Mountain Bike – Part 2

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There are two riding position such as seated position and standing position otherwise called as “Attack Position” (neutral riding position). The Basic riding position is the standing position used when you approach any tight or twisty turns on technical terrain. Good riding position helps you to easily handle the bike well on corners and move the bike on any tough obstacles with great manoeuvrability. Seated riding position is used when you approach a flat trail or straight path but not so good when the trail gets technical and tough [...]

How to Ride Mountain Bike – Part 1

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If you are interested in exploring some adventurous sports then mountain biking must be in your priority list. It not only teaches you how to be in good shape but also train your body with much needed endurance. It is really fun to explore new trail and terrain stretches. Advanced light weight bike frames, suspension design, easy shifting gears and big fat tyres – makes it easier to try different terrain. Whether you are a beginner learning to try terrain riding skills, likes to try cross country or riding alpine singletrack [...]

Niner SIR 9 29er Mountain Bike Review

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Niner SIR 9 is composed with strong steel structure and devoted solely for experiencing bigger wheels on singletrack. We all know that Niner is the only company fully dedicated to build frames for 29inch wheels, now they also started making quality components for 29er bike. Good quality steel is possibly the Ideal frame material for a 29er hardtail bike and Niner has used high end steel for SIR 9 with proven Bio-Centric bottom bracket design and custom style dropouts. This makes it a most versatile and a light weight bike [...]

What mountain bike frame size?

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When you plan to purchase a new bike frame or assembling your favorite bike many questions will arise in your mind such as What size bike frame do i need? Where to find bike size guide? What length of stem should I use? How to find correct handle bar position? This article would help you to find answers for all the above questions. Mountain bike frames are proportionally sized that means they have shorter top tube in smaller frame and longer top tube in larger frame [...]

Top 10 Best Mountain Bike Shock 2011

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The following is the top 10 best mountain bike shocks that include five best air shocks and five best coil shocks. They are very popular in the market and get more refined every year to suits different riding style. It is impossible to design a shock with standard tune that works for all these bikes. Many bike shock manufacturers acknowledge this and make mountain bike shock with different tunes so, that riders get more usable tune for their bikes.

Top 10 Best Mountain Bike Fork 2011

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The following top 10 best forks are from different section. All these forks are not given any ranking because each fork is different in its technology and performance. You can compare each fork based on performance and value for money. All these forks are priced between £250 and £600 range.A good fork has two important jobs to do such as taking up various types of technical bumps and to give excellent traction on the ground [...]