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Mountain biking is a thrilling sport enjoyed by thousands of people worldwide every year. As with any other sport, there is equipment specifically designed to help keep participants safe. Perhaps even more important, mountain biking is…
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Helmets are the most traditional mountain bike safety gear and also the most important. Putting on a helmet is the first step of mountain biking. For cross-country riding, a helmet is really the only piece of safety equipment necessar…
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Gears allow for a constant rate of pedal action, or cadence, to produce different speeds. They are useful for traveling over varying terrain. The cyclist can keep the same force on the pedals, and produce different revolutions of the r…
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When you purchase a new mountain bike, you may notice the extensive number of gears, as many as 21. Starring down at these gears can be dumbfounding, especially when thinking about when each gear is suppose to be used. With experience,…
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The sport of mountain biking, like most sports, is greatly enhanced by having the right equipment. Safety is paramount and the investment in products that help preserve life and limb are dollars well spent. Also, having the right clot…
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Often overlooked by mountain bike riders, gears are one of key components in your bike's operation. Your bike's gears will need to be set up when you change your derailleur, shifter cables or derailleur hangers. Any local bike shop has…
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Bike gears are an important part of your bike. They consist of the cogs at the rear of the bike and the chainrings at the front. Working together, cogs and chainrings offer a cyclist a wide range of gear choices, allowing him to tackle…
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Having your bike gears properly set up, or tuned, is essential for optimum performance. Properly set up bike gears will allow you to shift gears more quickly. Your bike will run quieter and will require measurably less effort to propel…
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Your bike's gears are an important part of your bike ride. If you hope to peddle more efficiently, and tackle a greater variety of road conditions, knowing how to change gears on your bike is essential. There are three major manufactur…
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Fixed gear bikes are increasingly popular among bicycle commuters and as a training tool for road racers. On a fixed gear bike the rear cog is connected directly to the rear wheel so that anytime the bike moves the pedals move. There…
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In recent years fixed gear bikes, or "fixies", have become popular with commuters and recreational cyclists alike. They're relatively easy to maintain, and employ a single fixed gear that allows for no gear changes and no coasting. Fix…
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For cyclists, flats are an accepted, if dreaded, part of cycling. Anyone who's spent enough time on a bike has suffered a flat tire. In many such instances the person is left standing on the side of the road, wishing he'd been better p…
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There are many reasons you may wish to build a fixed gear bike. With only the most basic components, fixed gear bikes are significantly lighter than similarly sized multi-gear cycles. Coasting is not an option, so for training and cond…
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Fixed-gear bikes bring design to a simple form. Subtracting gears takes away the need for derailleurs. A wheel that spins the pedals makes it possible to stop without a rear brake. Fewer parts require less maintenance, making a fixed-g…
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It is not compulsory for a bicycle to have gears. In fact, the simplest kind of bicycle is the fixed-gear bike, which dates back to the first bicycles ever manufactured. A fixed-gear bike is a single-speed bike that does not have a fr…
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