Global Sports: Mountain Bike Frames

Monday, January 3, 2011

Mountain Bike Frames

By Dan Sims


If you rode your old bike down the steep slopes of a mountain on a rock strewn trail, you may be convinced that it's time to get a mountain bike frame. It will absorb a lot of shock.

Investing in a good mountain bike frame means it will absorb much of the shock into its metal and components that would otherwise move to your components.

Centuries in the last couple of decades, design and construction of mountain bike frames has advanced. Remotely resembling the first mountain bikes that were ridden in the early 1980s are the ones available today. Unimagined 2 decades ago are the availability of geometries and materials of today's mountain bike frames. A combination of your own body and individual intentions is what you're going to need. The bike you use for riding on level trails is different than the bike that's needed for riding high speed downhill rides. People who would rather avoid going over rocks should ride a different bike from those who prefer a boulder strewn pathway. You need to determine what it is you enjoy before you shop for a mountain bike.

Mountain bike frames spend a lot of time on roads these days, too. Mountain bikes or hybrid of the mountain bike are what most bikes seen around town are seem to be. Mountain bikes are made for comfort, and this is a fact. In off-road riding, they add things like easy gearing, shock absorption, and responsive handling and these are important but no less appreciated by the casual rider are the things they add to street riding (shock absorption, easy gearing, and responsive handling). Mountain bike riders can be found on most long, multi-day road tours. But since a mountain bike frame is not made for efficient road usage even if it adds comfort, you may not see these riders among the front pack.

You can get a mountain bike frame that's good for you either online or at a bike store as long as you know the usage requirements and your size, but before buying one the different frame geometries make even more important. Frequently drastically skewed on today's mountain bike frames is the traditional triangular structure of a road bike and it renders the triangle almost unrecognizable. As a rider, you have your own physique, strengths, and preferences and shopping at a good bike store will put you in touch with bike professionals who can recommend the right geometry for you.




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