Good Mountain Bikes R Us

How to select a good mountain bike Good mountain bikes can cost as much as a second hand run around car, but most people don’t have that kind of budget. What about the cheap mountain bikes will they be sufficient for casual riders? Mountain bikes are designed to meet very different criteria to the traditional road racer. The bikes have a steep head angle and [...]

Trek 820 As far as good mountain bikes go the Trek 820 is perfect for beginners who purchase with intent to upgrade and is great value for money. This bike is strong, durable, and as capable as you are. The bike is made of steel so it’s heavier than some but that can make it more stable when traversing over rocks or roots and it [...]

2010 Jamis Durango 1 Whether a dye hard trail junkie or casual off road rider, we all appreciate riding good mountain bikes and the Jamis Durango is a good mountain bike that is made to be ridden. The Jamis Durango 1.0 shares the geometry of Jamis’ performance hardtail Dragon.   Its 6061 aluminum frame is super responsive and comes with smart components that enhance trail feel [...]

2012 Trek 3700 Disc Let’s face it all good mountain bikes have knobby tires, they just look better.   The Trek 3700 Disc has the knobbies and everything that comes with ‘em.   Like the rest of the 3 series bikes theTrek 3700 Disc comes “Trail Ready”.   Not all bikes with knobby tires are ready to handle the real world of off-road riding. Trek’s Trail Ready certification indicates that the frame has passed Trek’s [...]

Best Mountain Bike Brands in today’s market You have to love the Internet; it brings information from all over the world directly to you.  It’s this time saving which gives us the ability to do fast effective research to make good choices and enjoy those choices hopefully during our leisure time.   Hang on there, this doesn’t sound like an article on the best mountain bike brands, you say, but [...]

Why are good mountain bikes often hard tails? Hard tail XC mountain bikes incorporate a front suspension fork with around 80mm travel and rigid frame, producing  lightweight, efficient climbers (energy is actually transferred straight to the mountain bike, without any performance reduction due to rear suspension) on the other hand that particular advantage could possibly make some descents that little bit more challenging.  As with all [...]

Choosing between a full-suspension or hard tail (front suspension only)  cross country mountain bike can appear to be extremely complicated since there are a lot of options for both full-suspension and hard tail bikes, considering both are good mountain bikes.  There are numerous options between suspension styles, frame styles, component groups, and so forth.   Key elements to choosing good mountain bikes Every single type of mountain bike has its [...]