Santa Cruz Tallboy Carbon 29er Mountain Bike 2012

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Santa Cruz Tallboy mountain bike is a perfect mix of carbon frame and VPP suspension technology with 29″ wheels. It is a noteworthy bike that has received many awards in various publications and it is a single most best selling bike for Santa Cruz. This 29er is built with all the technology that Santa Cruz has put forth in its various other VPP bikes. Tallboy is much similar to other carbon frame bikes from Santa Cruz and the entire 26” line of bikes from them enjoys special handling characteristics which is not been lost when building Tallboy 29er. There is a good demand for big wheel bikes in the market and this full suspension mountain bike is the most successful bike under 29” segment. Carbon frame version is little expensive and riders started expecting less expensive version of Tallboy so, Santa Cruz has also introduced alloy frame last year and now in 2012 they also introduced aluminium frame which they start to ship on April 2012.

The 29” bikes are always great in driving speed, provides good traction and smooth ride on difficult rocky terrain and nasty descent. There needs little effort to accelerate these bikes in the beginning but Santa Cruz Tallboy carbon bike is good at speed. It is exceptionally proficient on traction level and performs well in tight singletrack. When you keep rolling this 29er bike with the wheel on the ground you can cruise over the tough terrain without any effort. This mountain bike is stiffer and stronger, weighs just 5.1 lbs with Fox Float RP2 shock and comparable with 26 inch race bikes. With the combination of VPP suspension design and big wheels, this bike easily takes up tough terrain and comfortable enough to ride all day [...]

Santa Cruz Juliana XC Womens Mountain Bike 2012

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Most of the bike manufacturers produce full suspension mountain bikes with sophisticated rear suspension design such as Actual Pivot Point (APP) and Virtual Pivot Point (VPP). This is basically done to achieve effective shock behaviour on both small bump and large hits with more suspension action. Even though most advanced rear suspension design prevails in the market still single pivot line of bikes never drains its unique valve. Santa Cruz Juliana ladies mountain bike is built around with single pivot suspension and crafted with light weight aluminium tubing. The frame design is based on Superlight bike with strategically altered frame to satisfy women riders. You can expect all the riding qualities of Superlight in Juliana bike with effective female geometry frame.

All the essential qualities of Juliana past are retained in the new model and now the frame is slightly tweaked to favour a woman’s physique more efficiently. With shorter top tubes, lowered bottom bracket height and slackened head tube angle makes this a perfect cross country bike for women. Santa Cruz provides more fit options and enough stand-over clearance to fit all women size. This light weight aluminium frame can accommodate 100mm to 120mm of fork travel.

Santa Cruz has lowered the price of Juliana in 2010 and it is now reasonably been priced for its components and it is one of the best light weight bike under its price range. Frame price with Gloss white pearl colour, standard Fox Float RL shock with two built kit options cost £1,074. Complete Bikes comes around £1,799 with four built kit options. Heckler, Superlight and Juliana are more or less comes with the same price range [...]

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?

Bike frame sizing

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 [...]