Bicycles : how to choose
by Shawn Carkonen
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Bicycling lets you have fan and also
get exercise while your at it. It can also be a benefit to you such
as biking to work or school. Bicycling can be a great way to enjoy
the outdoor and experience a backcountry trail, also if your advanced
into bicycling , you can do more serious adventures such as touring
or racing.
Whatever you like to do while biking,
there is a number of bicycles that fit into what you do while biking.
Road Bikes
Road bikes are pretty common and really
self explainable with the name ''road bikes.'' Road bikes are usually
the lightest out of all the kind of bikes and is used best for the
pavement. When your parents sometimes yell about almost hitting a
biker along a road usually made for cars, the bike that was being
used was properly a road bike with skinny bars and a unique
handlebar. Price ranges from $400 to $3,000+.
Mountain bikes
Mountain bikes are the best for off
road bicycling and usually have the biggest size of wheels on them.
Mountain bikes are the best for trails and hill climbing terrains
because they have the best braking systems then other bikes and have
shock absorbing features. Price ranges from $400 to $2,000+.
Comfort and hybird
bikes
These kind of bikes are basically two
in one because they are meant to be cycled on pavement and off road.
The best places to ride comfort and hybrid bikes is in the
neighbourhood and on mini park trails. Price ranges from $450 to
$1,000+.
Urban and commuting
bikes
These kind of bikes were built with
city streets in mind and are the best kind of bikes for someone who
likes to cruise around the city with a bike. Price ranges from $500
to $1,500.
This article talks about the many kind
of bikes there is to purchase and what there really meant for.
The main goal of this article is to
help beginners choose the right type of bike that matches there
riding areas. I can relate to this article because I'm a big fan of
biking and in the future I'm sure in the future i would be purchasing
some kind of bike that matches my liking and preferred riding area in
the future.
Carkonen, S. (July 19, 2014).
Bicycles:how to choose. In REI retrieved November 7,2014 from
http://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/bicycle.html
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