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Saturday, December 25, 2010

Considering Full Suspension Mountain Bikes

By Jonathan Miller


Full suspension Mountain Bikes are a very specialized breed of bike. These bikes are constructed with both front and rear top of the range designs, giving them a strong damper on both ends to smooth out riding.

The most obvious benefit as well as the largest that such a bicycle has over the more rigid, single one or hardtail bicycle is a more comfortable ride. Along side this comfort comes better control and with better control comes a higher level of safety. Although it is not all positive there are some disadvantages with these bicycles, as this type of suspension is not for a rider with a small budget. It may take you a few months to save for one of these bicycles.

These bikes are as one would expect heavier due to the added framework and hardware and with that they can be, at times, less efficient. Although discussion of efficiency and weight of the bike really starts to become an issue when you consider what the goals of the riders are.

A hard tail will be more efficient when working through smooth terrain, but once things start to become less than perfect the innovative technology will take over. When dealing with a lot of hill work and rocky terrain, riding with one of these bicycles will make far more sense.

The sweet spot is an average, good overall design however you can truly from it while being seated, the single pivot is a simple very active design but location of the pedal very important, the rocker design is another very active design but really only best for downhill and finally the horst-link is thought to be the best overall design but requires more overall maintenance is comes with a higher cost of the product.

Given their benefits, full suspension mountain bikes are perfect for those who can fully utilize them and afford them but are not for all riders. Make sure you pick the bike that best fits you for the best riding experience.




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