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Mountain Bike Expeditions – Part of the Eco-tourism Programs
Our contemporary society is continuously looking for new ways of protecting the green planet. Mountain biking fully responded to this global trend. Thus, the MTBs soon became the viable alternative to the urban motor cars circulation, in the attempt of reducing the pollution.
No doubt, the tourism potential of every country needs to be exploited. However, it is advisable to enlarge the tourism industry and protect the environment at the same time. This is how, out of concern for the natural surroundings, the eco-tourism was created. In the eco-tourism programs, mountain biking represents a central element, while the mountain bikes (also the MTBs) are the most recommendable means of transportation.
Mountain bike expeditions have been rapidly adopted particularly in the Western Europe. Special lay-outs have been organized for the mountain bike lovers. The approved mountain bike routes are also marked on maps. The mountain bike industry tends to become more and more prosperous, including MTBs renting centers, organized MTBs trips lead by professional guides. The routes are chosen according to their length and degree of difficulty.
Presently, more and more people, of all ages, find that a half an hour walk on your mountain bike is an experience that worth being tried for. A mountain bike expedition through the woods, alone or together with your friends, tenses the muscles while clearing your mind. This is a very useful and handy way to get rid of the daily stress, and it works better than you might think. Choosing the itinerary should not be a problem: a trail through the woods or, sometimes, simply an unpaved country road; a forest corridor sliding up and down through the hills or, on occasion, along the river banks.
Mountain biking is a tempting activity also because it may be practiced at all ages. You are never too old or too young to ride a mountain bike. MTBs are not exclusively for teenagers, young people or professional sportsmen. Children and women find it equally attractive and practical. What you really need in order to be able to ride an MTB is a strong will to stand up from the couch, to turn off the TV and leave the remote control aside, availability for effort, a physical condition directly correlated to the number of miles you want to run and, obviously, a mountain bike.
It is important to choose the mountain bike type and the lay-out, particularly the length and the degree of difficulty, according to your physical training and availability for effort. The ten-point question is: do I have the necessary exercise in order to keep pedaling for a few hours on a rough terrain? It is crucial for each of us to be very much aware of our limits and health state. We should not ignore the fact that mountain biking is generally practiced in isolated areas, less inhabited and less accessible to other means of transportation, except for the MTBs. Therefore, any minor MTBs accident might have horrible consequences. The running speed of the MTB should be adjusted, depending on everyone’s ability to keep the MTB under permanent control. It is always better to be safe than sorry.
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MTBs – More Technical Aspects
If you want to go downhill rocky mountains, or climb up hills, to speed up through woods or along the country roads, then you need strong rims, wide tires and really good brakes. Consequently, what you need is a MTB (mountain bike).
In mountain biking, there is a golden rule that states that the bike and the biker should develop a sort of a symbiosis, a compatibility which is mainly rendered by the tight relationship between the shape and the size of the mountain bike, the quality of its components, and last but not the least, its purpose. By overstressing the MTB, any biker undertakes a huge risk; the mountain bike might loosen and eventually throw the rider out of the saddle, just like a bad-tempered horse.
Mountain bikes are bicycles particularly designed to be used on irregular, unpaved terrains. Consequently, they have been modified to serve this purpose. That means that the handle-bar of a mountain bike is straight, the change speed gear is located on the handle bar, while the tires are much wider and the suspensions are stronger in order to absorb the shocks. Another particular characteristic is that MTBs are much slower compared to regular street bicycles, but at the same time, they are much more durable. In brief, we might say that mountain bikes deal quite well with any situation, on every terrain, no matter it is a forest road climbing up the mountain, or an abrupt, sinuous dirt trails going downhill.
From the point of view of the design and the presence or absence of suspensions, mountain bikes classification look like that:
- fully rigid MTBs. In other words, this type of mountain bikes has no suspensions at all. A fully rigid MTB might be useful on a leveled, smooth surface;
- hard tail MTBs. Which means that the mountain bike model is provided only with front suspensions, located on the fork, while the “tail” of the MTB, that is the saddle, has no suspension at all; and
- full suspension MTBs. This model is the most comfortable and, naturally, the most popular, having both front suspensions, on the fork, and rear suspension – on the frame. The suspensions are useful especially when riding on a bumpy terrain. Moreover, they tend to help the biker and ease the physical effort.
The mountain bikes evolved from the simple, street bicycles; originally, they even had the same type of frame and geometry. However, lately, they tended to become more mainstream in order to able to cope with a more and more aggressive driving style. Modern MTBs are provided with 21, 24 or 27 speeds, with 3 front gears and 7, 8 or 9 rear gears. Their design includes light but strong frames and a geometry that allows a higher speed along difficult trails.
Whatever the MTB model you want to ride, the market is very generous in this regard, providing thousands of MTBs sizes, from “mini” MTBs to the so-called “giant” MTBs, depending on the money invested, the MTB biker’s style and its physical development. The choice of the proper MTB is all yours!
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