Friday, October 21, 2011

What Style of Biker Are You?

From touring to off-road riding to track riding to cyclo-riding to recreational biking—there are almost as many different styles of riding as there are bikes. The following is a discussion of three of the most popular styles of biking today.

Street/Urban Riding

Street/Urban riding is when you bike through urban areas, ride on ledges and other man-made obstacles. Some riders execute tricks as well as stalls and grinds. Hybrid bikes, sometimes called city bikes, are typically used for street/urban riding. Hybrid bikes are a cross between a mountain bike and a road bike. Most have front suspension with wide comfortable seats and upright handlebars.

Free Riding

The essence of free riding has it origins on the shores of British Columbia. As some free riders have explained it, free riding is more than just riding, it’s about riding with your friends and doing things on your bike that push the limits of both yourself and your bike. It’s not about being the fastest or coming up with a new trick. Rather, it’s about being totally free on your bike. Free riding is different for everyone. Essentially, when you ride for pure enjoyment, do your own thing, in your own way, that’s free riding--making it more of a mindset than a structured style of riding. For example, you could free ride downhill, cross-country or down the boardwalk in Ocean City, Maryland.

Many free ride bikes closely resemble downhill bikes and weigh as much, although they are usually designed to be easier to pedal. Free ride bikes should be in the 30 to upper 50 pound range, have a steeper angled frame in order to make maneuvering on narrow obstacles possible, and be built from stronger, heavier materials.

Downhill Mountain Biking

If you think downhill biking is all about kicking back, stretching your arms and cruising at a leisurely pace, think again. Even though it’s all downhill, biking down a mountain demands concentration, quick reflexes and bike-handling skills much different than free riding or city riding. It’s also a blast! Downhill mountain biking races involve race courses that are designed for riders to speed down while navigating huge jumps, obstacles and more. It’s very similar to motor cross racing.

While it’s true that all bikes go downhill, bikes that provide the optimum ride for Downhill Mountain Biking have what is called full suspension. This means that the front and rear of the frame are equipped with shock absorbers.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Phone Numbers
Gap Corporate Office
victorias secret corporate office
tgifridays corporate office
ashley furniture corporate office
bp corporate office
ann taylor corporate office
victorias secret corporate office
gap corporate office
nextel customer service
sprint customer service
dollar general corporate office
citibank corporate office
menards corporate office
mcdonalds corporate office
best buy corporate office
dell corporate office
capital one corporate office
sears corporate office
family dollar corporate office
att corporate office
twitter corporate office
ford corporate office
bank of america corporate office
hhgregg corporate office
carnival cruise lines corporate office
enterprise corporate office
yahoo corporate office
target corporate office
subway corporate office
ing bank corporate office
fao schwarz corporate office
toys r us corporate office
burger king corporate
facebook corporate office
costco corporate office
pizza hut corporate office
kohls corporate office
lafitness corporate office
taco bell corporate office
outback steakhouse corporate office
walmart corporate office
applebees corporate office
walgreens corporate office
cvs corporate office
home depot corporate office
lowes corporate office
dunkin donuts corporate office
chase corporate office
Verizon Corporate Office
bank one corporate office