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The Mountain bike is an industrial artform, and has very diverse influences from motorcycles and aeronautics to metallurgy and sculpture. There appears to be no limit to the speed or type of terrain that mountain bikers strive for, and each successive evolution is achieved in the most part by advances in technology. With time emerging [...]

The variable conditions and hazards of off-road mountain bike riding due to the weather, incline and surface require close attention and specific skills. Start slowly on easier terrain and build up your skills.Original post by Guitar Ted

A small country about the same size as Michigan, South Korea is a very mountainous country, in fact over 70% of the terrain is mountains. Mountain bike riding in South Korea is extremely popular and is growing.Original post by Guitar Ted

After pledging to sharpen up and improve our fitness, and it wasn’t even New Year, my good friend Val and I had rushed off and bought nice shiny bright red Mountain Bikes from an enthusiastic bike shop owner in the small lake side town of Cromwell, in Central Otago, New Zealand. The owner operator was [...]

Like any real culture or movement, mountain biking is in a constant state of change. The pioneers had an independent spirit, who built bikes first because they road them. By the end of the 1980s a new breed of high-performance technical sportsman was on the rise, and the original riders and builders faded into the [...]

You will find five different types of mountain bikes including hard tail, downhill, free ride, trail, cross country and dirt jump. These all types are specially designed for handling different difficult tasks and hindrances. These all types have their own benefits and disadvantages. When you go to choose a bike for you, you should keep [...]

Though carefully crafted and balanced, a high quality mountain bike is not a complex machine. Basic maintenance provided when needed will extend the life of your bike and provide many more adventures. Expensive repairs are usually the result of failure to replacement parts as they become worn and to provide adequate and timely maintenance.Original post [...]

OK, so I actually had a dream about this just a couple days ago before I even heard about the contest so I’m pretty sure I’m going to win. Go ahead and enter if you like but I’m just warning you: it’s my destiny Seriously though, the contest runs through December 2, 2009 and …

Itusi trail @ Lake Norman State Park – photo by EZ-E IMBA is on the ball again, this time organizing mountain bikers to comment on the North Carolina State Parks Systemwide Plan. As always, IBMA has some talking points for comments that can be submitted via email or letter by October 31, 2009. If you [...]

Due to some bad incidents in the past few years the entire world is experiencing different types of crisis and economical crisis is in the top of the list. In this era everyone wants to save money instead of wasting it by purchasing expensive and luxurious items. If you are a big fan of riding [...]