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Polar RS100 Heart Rate Monitor and Stopwatch $96.91 Track your heart rate during your workout with this heart rate monitor, which gives you a continuous heart rate readout while you run. Comes with Polar coded transmitter and elastic strap. Product Features: * From our expanded online assortment * Continuous heart rate readout during running workout * 99 lap splits with average heart rate per lap * Owncal counts calories for added convenience * 1 m… |
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Suunto X-Lander Wrist-Top Computer Watch with Altimeter, Barometer, Compass, and Chronograph (Negative Face) $242.89 Suunto – X-Lander (Black) – Altimeter: Altitude, vertical speed, altitude alarm, altitude difference, automatic 24h altitude memory, logbook capacity 8kB, recording intervals 20s, 1min, 10min and 60min, with respective times 10h, 12h, 7 days and 10 days – Barometer: Sea level pressure, absolute pressure, pressure difference, pressure trend indicator, 4-day barometric memory, temperature – Compass:… |
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Dermatone Tin SPF 23 .5oz Dermatone Tin SPF 23 .5ozActive ingredients: 8% Padimate O, 4.5% Benzophenone-3, 4% Octinoxate (sunscreens); 75.5% Petrolatum (skin protectant)Inactive ingredients: carnauba wax, lanolin, melalevca alternifolia (Tea Tree) leaf oil, fragrance, retinyl palmitate (Vitamin A), sorbitan sesquiloleate, tocopheryl acetate (Vitamin E)Protects exposed skin two-times longer against frostbite than any other … |
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Mountain Bike Repair & Maintenance ~ Shimano Shimanos pro race mechanic Matt Eames walks you through all the tasks of keeping your bike in race-ready condition, from proper cleaning and lubing to disk brake bleeding and drive train adjustments. Bonus feature: complete bike build of Shimanos new XTR! Shot on location at Shimanos race support truck. Proper cleaning of your bike Introduction to bike specialty tools Inspecting your bike Dis… |
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Dakine Apex Pack w/100 oz QD (Limited Time Offer) $125.00 DAKINES Largest Hydration Pack… |
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New Black Padded Knuckle Fingerless Leather Bike Gloves Xl $18.95 PADDED KNUCKLE – FINGERLESS, GENUINE LEATHER BIKER CHOPPER MOTOR CYCLIST GLOVES Size: XL Excellent, black, genuine leather gloves that are great for motorcycle riding, mountain biking, cycling, skateboarding, paintball, driving, motocross, hunting, fishing, workout, weight lifting, maintenance, mechanic work – just about any activity where you want your fingers free. These gloves feature padded kn… |
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White Boxer Short with mountain bike – if you can’t run with the big dogs, stay on the porch! The Classic Boxer. Heavyweight, soft 100% cotton material, false fly and longer out-seam make these boxers ideal for party favors or promotional give aways. Available in Adult S-XXL…. |
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Mirrycle MTB Bar End Mountain Bicycle Mirror $10.08 The Mountain Mirrycle mounts in minutes with the wrench that is included. The convex mirror with its wide field of view is adjustable to any viewing angle…. |
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Suunto X-Lander Wrist-Top Computer Watch with Altimeter, Barometer, Compass, and Chronograph $349.00 The Suunto XLander Watch combines all the features of a watch with a bit more pizzaz an altimeter, barometer, electronic compass, and a complete calendar clock, all housed in a high-tech, stylish aluminum casing. Use the altimeter to track your ascent as you tackle that burly hike. The barometer clues you in to changing weather conditions and the electronic compass keeps you on track. Always remem… |
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Mirrycle Road STI Bicycle Mirror $13.00 Mirrycle Road for Shimano STI Levers Mirror Designed exclusively for Shimano STI road levers. Fits almost all Shimano STI’s. Fits between lever body and hood, left or right side. The all-new Mirrycle Road Mirror was developed exclusively to fit Shimano STI* shifter/brake levers while allowing the continued comfortable use of the lever. With a minimum of included parts, the Road Mirror is ingenious… |
Choosing Your Mountain Bike: What to Look For
A mountain bike is a moderately expensive purchase to make, with a lot of options to consider and the companies selling them don’t make it much easier. Here’s a guideline of what to keep in mind while you check out your new cycle.
Firstly – where are you going to be riding it? While most mountain bike advertising shows extreme sports aficionados bounding over logs, rocks and canyons to punk rock beats, the vast majority of mountain bikes, when ridden at all, are ridden on prepared trails. If this is going to be how you’re riding, you will want a bike that has got a moderately stiff frame, and a good shock absorber system.
If you plan on doing competitive off-road racing, you will want a bike with stiffer construction. The stiffer the frame, the more efficiently it transfers the power from your legs into the frame and into the rear wheel. You’ll also want to forego most of the extras – each one ads weight, and when you’re pedalling your bike up a hill, that extra weight adds up.
Most mountain bikes sold today have aluminium frames; aluminium is lighter than steel (about 40% lighter all told), and with aircraft grade and double butted tubing, at least as stiff. High end mountain bikes use carbon fibre frames, or other, more exotic materials to reduce weight and keep stiffness up.
There are specialist mountain bike designs out there, such as downhill models, and ruggedized versions. Neither of these are suitable to general purpose riding. For example, downhill racers are heavy tanks of a machine, and getting them to the top of the hill is something you do with a truck, and then ride them down from there. They are the cycling equivalent of downhill skis, and are just as specialised.
If you’re looking for “off-road touring”, we recommend bikes, like those made by Merlin, that are geared towards some stiffness, and general durability and maintainability. Most mountain bikers, as mentioned above, don’t ride as if they’re starring in a Mountain Dew ad; they’re ridden on trails to enjoy nature while getting some exercise and most importantly comfort.
Once you’ve got your bike, take the time to get it fitted properly to you – this means adjusting the seat height and the handlebars appropriately. The seat height is right if your knee is at a bit under a right angle when the pedals are parallel to the ground. The handlebars are set at the right height when there’s a 45 degree angle from your shoulder to your elbow. Most of the people who complain about back and hip pain from riding a bike are suffering because the bike wasn’t fitted to them properly.
Once you’ve got the basics down – a mountain bike that’s comfortable to use, and suits the kind of riding you’ll be doing, then it’s time to look at added features, like stabilization controls, shock absorbers, and other details. Like most sporting equipment, the more you get into the competitive aspect of things, the higher the price tends to climb.
About the Author
Derek Rogers is a freelance writer who writes for a number of UK businesses. For
Mountain Bike
specialists, he recommends Merlin Cycles.