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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
If you are new to mountain biking, the first time you venture out into the mountain bike market can be quite confusing and overwhelming. This is usually due to two reasons, that there are thousands of mountain bikes out there with technical specifications that you probably do not understand and to top it off, a [...]
Mountain biking is a sport that generally can be defined as riding bicycles over rough terrain trails that are found off-road, and often feature adaptations to make the trails more challenging. In general, mountain biking requires the use of a mountain bike that is built for the challenges of the off-road trails, although adapted hybrid [...]