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im looking for something made for mountain biking. clothing material thats affordable and comfortable.
you get what you pay for in gear like that. Pearl Izumi makes great bike shorts, but they are awesome, sturdy and comfortable. If you are gonig to ride alot, get serious about your shorts. It will be money well spent.
You can also find some very good deals at www.performancebike.com
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Cable cam extreme downhill mountain bike footage shot from the www.sky-line.ca cable cam rig on Mt.Prevost, Duncan, BC. For a high res version of the video here is the link: www.sky-line.ca/gallery2/v/quicktime/get_a_grip_lg.mov.html
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My new mountain bike is yellow and black and I wonder if I’m meant to purchase a yellow and black helmet, black gloves, yellow jersey/windbreaker, etc.? In order to be awesome.
In order to be awesome? For sure! No tellin’ who you might run across out there on the single track that you’d want to impress.
I have a 21 speed Giant brand mountain bike, 3 high gears and 7 low. I only switch the low gear when I’m in first gear and trying to climb a hill. I only switch the high gear when the low gear is at its highest (otherwise the chain is guaranteed to fall off due to the angle). I have tried shifting while pedaling, while not pedaling, while not moving, while pedaling backwards, every way I can imagine, but for some reason the chain seems to fall off an awful lot. It’s a real time consuming pain to get it back on, and I end up with a lot of grease stains on my clothing and hands.
Should I be pedaling when I shift? Is it okay to shift down after stopping (to make it easier to start pedaling again)? What is it that is causing the chain to fall off while I’m riding?
Thanks a lot to anyone who can help me!
Yes, you should be pedaling when you shift.
Things I learned from the Sheldon Brown site below: I used to ride a higher gear (pushing) while climbing ala Jan Ullrich. I now spin ala Lance Armstrong 
I also didn’t know about "criss-cross" gears. Check out the site, it’s explained in simple terms.
Good luck!
The reason that picking a mens mountain bike seems so difficult for so many people is that they fail to do the necessary steps when they want to purchase their bike. The biggest problem people run into when buying a bike is that they think any bike will be the right bike for them. They seem to take a one size fits all mentality when deciding on a bike, so they do very little, to no research on which bike to buy. Selecting a mens mountain bike does take research, but you do not have to be a rocket scientist to be able to find the right bike for you.
So the first thing to remember is that the bike you choose has to fit you like a pair of pants or a shirt fits you. Having a bike that fits you properly will do two very important things. First, it will make sure that you have the best control and handling which will therefore reduce the number of potential accidents and injuries that you may sustain. The second thing deals with comfort and feel. Having a bike not fit you is like wearing clothes that do not fit you. If they are too tight or too big, you don’t feel right. Having both the correct feel and handling in a bike is key to making sure that you have both a safe and enjoyable ride.
So what do we have to do to find the mens mountain bike that will both be comfortable and allow you to have the best control? That is, what are the things we have to make sure our bike has to accomplish in order to make sure you are getting the best mountain bike? Note, it doesn’t mean you have to have a specialized mountain bike and it doesn’t even have to be a new mountain bike, a used mountain bike will do as well.
1. Make sure that the height of the bike is correct. A bike is supposed to have at least 2-inch clearance between your inseam (crotch) and the top horizontal bar of your bike’s frame when you stride it with your feet on the ground. Having a larger gap will make it much harder to control and having it shorter will lead to potentially more injuries if you know what I mean.
2. Obviously when you go mountain biking most of the riding you do will be off-road. This means that the frame of your bike should be strong and sturdy to sustain the stress and pressure of riding and to avoid fatal accidents. Good solid construction, good welds and the weight of the bike will all contribute to a strong and sturdy frame of your mens mountain bike.
3. In order to have a comfortable ride, you want to make sure that you have the correct suspension. Because mountain bikes have to deal with more difficult terrains they need to have a suspension that can handle these tough environments. The different types of suspension are rigid, hard-tail, soft-tail or dual suspension. This is a very critical part of the bike choice, and while some prefer full suspension mountain bikes, most mountain bikers normally choose a hard-tail suspension.
4. The last thing to consider is the braking system of the bike. There are two different types of brakes, the standard v-brakes and the newer disc brakes. When looking at the brake system on a mens mountain bike, it is important to make sure that the brake system is the more up to date disc brakes. Disc brakes are much easier to maintain and will help keep your bike in much better shape.
Keeping these items in mind will go a long ways towards getting yourself a mens mountain bike that will not only be safe to ride, but will also make sure that it is a comfortable ride.
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