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It can be very tiring, but also exciting to climb a mountain on a mountain bike. The effort you have to make to get to the top makes the landscape a lot more beautiful than usual and the more beautiful the landscape, the more difficult the climb. There are a lot of cyclists who look for this kind of experiences. Others avoid them because they think they are not very good climbers. There are a lot of methods you can use if you want to improve your performances. The most important thing is that you keep your positive attitude, but there are also techniques and pieces of equipment which can be used in order to obtain great results when it comes to climbing.
The most important detail is that you reach the optimum level of watts/kilogram. The ideal situation is a thin cyclist with a great wattage, which allows them to speed up on the mountain. There should be no need for stating that you shouldn't go to the gym during the winter if you are not motivated at all. It doesn't matter how easy things appear on television when you watch your favourite cyclist climb mountains which have a seven or eight degree incline. It is very difficult to climb a mountain at high speed and the one who does this is in terrible pain. It is essential that you have the right training and the fuel is the one that usually makes the difference.
Therefore, start training if you want to become a very good climber and remember that no such activity is easy.
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Choosing Your Mountain Bike: What to Look For
A mountain bike is a moderately expensive purchase to make, with a lot of options to consider and the companies selling them don't make it much easier. Here's a guideline of what to keep in mind while you check out your new cycle.
Firstly - where are you going to be riding it? While most mountain bike advertising shows extreme sports aficionados bounding over logs, rocks and canyons to punk rock beats, the vast majority of mountain bikes, when ridden at all, are ridden on prepared trails. If this is going to be how you're riding, you will want a bike that has got a moderately stiff frame, and a good shock absorber system.
If you plan on doing competitive off-road racing, you will want a bike with stiffer construction. The stiffer the frame, the more efficiently it transfers the power from your legs into the frame and into the rear wheel. You'll also want to forego most of the extras - each one ads weight, and when you're pedalling your bike up a hill, that extra weight adds up.
Most mountain bikes sold today have aluminium frames; aluminium is lighter than steel (about 40% lighter all told), and with aircraft grade and double butted tubing, at least as stiff. High end mountain bikes use carbon fibre frames, or other, more exotic materials to reduce weight and keep stiffness up.
There are specialist mountain bike designs out there, such as downhill models, and ruggedized versions. Neither of these are suitable to general purpose riding. For example, downhill racers are heavy tanks of a machine, and getting them to the top of the hill is something you do with a truck, and then ride them down from there. They are the cycling equivalent of downhill skis, and are just as specialised.
If you're looking for "off-road touring", we recommend bikes, like those made by Merlin, that are geared towards some stiffness, and general durability and maintainability. Most mountain bikers, as mentioned above, don't ride as if they're starring in a Mountain Dew ad; they're ridden on trails to enjoy nature while getting some exercise and most importantly comfort.
Once you've got your bike, take the time to get it fitted properly to you - this means adjusting the seat height and the handlebars appropriately. The seat height is right if your knee is at a bit under a right angle when the pedals are parallel to the ground. The handlebars are set at the right height when there's a 45 degree angle from your shoulder to your elbow. Most of the people who complain about back and hip pain from riding a bike are suffering because the bike wasn't fitted to them properly.
Once you've got the basics down - a mountain bike that's comfortable to use, and suits the kind of riding you'll be doing, then it's time to look at added features, like stabilization controls, shock absorbers, and other details. Like most sporting equipment, the more you get into the competitive aspect of things, the higher the price tends to climb.
About the Author
Derek Rogers is a freelance writer who writes for a number of UK businesses. For
Mountain Bike
specialists, he recommends Merlin Cycles.
bicycle tire questions. under inflate or over inflate?
i have a giant bolder bike. i put a 80cc 2-stroke engine on it so i average about 50kph all the time. im 230lbs. i got myself some kevlar tires and slime filled tubes(at wallmart i know im cheap) the tires are rated for 40-60psi. i race around 90 degree corners doin 50 and it is a mountain bike. to prevent flats should i inflate to 40 psi or 60 psi. also with the kevlar tires i got actualy do what they say on the box and prevent flats. because i ride very far away from home and i cant be getting flats. also i put the tire on with my hands. no tools. it was a fairly loose fit. ive riden about 30 kilometers on my new tire so far and it seems good. will it last. and how to i prevent flats. thanks
Everybody who rides a bike eventually has a flat. I help out with teaching new members of our cycling club what to do when they are out riding, and one of the most fundamental things we teach is to equip yourself to be able to deal with a flat while riding. You need to carry 1 or 2 spare tubes, a good pump, and tools to remove the wheel, remove the tire from the rim, and to put everything back together. I have been cycling for over 35 years, and have only been stranded once, due to a complete tire failure. Most of those years, I cycled close to 10,000 km, so I have very few worries about having flats.
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