Essential Mountain Biking Accessories

If you’re thinking about starting out in mountain biking, you should know that getting equipped for the sport takes more than just a bike. There are some essential accessories that you should never be without. From head to toe and armpits to fingertips, here’s a look at some of the basic gear you’ll need.

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Why You Should Never Even Think About Mountain Biking in Regular Shoes

Many people make the mistake of thinking there’s no need for buying specialized mountain biking shoes. While it may be possible to physically ride a mountain bike in your running shoes, it’s not the optimum situation. Having the proper gear is about performance, not style. Wearing a good quality mountain biking shoe will improve the [...]

Is Mountain Biking an Olympic Sport?

Mountain biking is an Olympic sport, and is one of the newest sports, with its first entry into the games taking place in 1996 at the Atlanta Games.  The aim of mountain biking as an Olympic sport is to test technical skill as well as physical endurance, which is why cross country mountain biking was [...]

Stay Safe When Mountain Biking

Mountain biking can be dangerous depending on what difficulty level trail you decide to take on.  Obviously, a beginner will want to start with the lowest trail with only experts attempting black diamond trails or double black diamond hills.

With this said, however, while there is minimal risk when only embarking of a trail of your [...]

Mountain Biking for Fitness

One of the best parts about mountain biking for fitness is that not only will hitting the trails help you get in shape, but you get to have fun at the same time.  Mountain biking is great for your physical health because it will keep you trim, increase your endurance, and help build muscle mass [...]