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Tips to Maintain Your Mountain Bike

Bike rider certainly know that cycling is not only a fun activity when driving alone. Cleaning activity after riding is an activity that is no less thrill. Clean bike and well maintained not only made an appearance which is always 'wow', but also will affect the performance of your bike. Bike is clean and maintained properly will avoid the various diseases that often undermined the bike. The disease most often is the rust on any metal parts of the bike, especially the areas of alloy wheels, spokes of wheels and transmission.

Road bike is easier to maintain when compared to a mountain bike, because the field is quite diverse. One way to treat mountain bike to keep the maximum performance is to always wash it, wash the mountain bikes will make the bike clean from impurities that interfere with performance and optimal performance of our mountain bikes. This washing and care of our bike we often miss, because it takes time, effort and also feels too complicated.

Here are Bicycle4you will share to you some Bike Tips for caring for a mountain bike by washing properly, do a thorough cleaning techniques ranging from saddles to the braking system. With the systematic steps, the whole process of this treatment can do no less than 35-40 minutes.

Here are the steps MTB bike wash properly:
1. Release all the accessories that are in the handle bar, eg: bells, lights, speedometer etc.. If you use V brakes off the connecting cable by pressing both sides of the calipers. Disconnect the cable v brakes technique is applicable also if you use V brakes on rear wheels.

2. Rewind your bike, to avoid blisters on the saddle and grips you can use the base that is not too loud and soft for example, we can use the mat with a thickness of 5mm.How to turn your bike properly is standing next to hold the front suspension bike (down tube) and one hand holding the seat post (saddle seat). Then slowly turn up the bike upside down.

3. Removing the front wheel and rear, open front axle fasteners with a locking clip opens if there is, if your bike does not use a clip, you should use the wrench according to the size of the bolts are in use as locking the front axle.To remove the rear wheels, rear axle fasteners loose, pull rearward gear shifting system (RD) just enough so that the rear derailleur on the rear wheel could pull up and apart.

4. Cleaning the drive system (chain, gears, pedals, rear derailleur). Prepare a brush and soapy water. RD Start brushing with wet brush in soapy water, to clean the chain using a soft cloth, dampen the cloth with soapy water by turning the chain around your pedals so the chain rotates the fore. Hold the cloth on your bike chain so that the dirt that is stuck on the last lap. Proceed with cleaning the Crank (the front gear, the pedal arm and pedal) with a brush that was in the wet with soapy water, brush evenly and thoroughly so that all parts of the front drive affected regardless of soapy water and dirt, then wipe with a clean cloth.Clean the sides of the pedals and gear shift with a brush moistened with soapy water, followed by drying with a clean cloth.

5. Clean the bottom of the frame, use a cloth and soapy water. Wipe evenly to all parts of the frame, handle bars (front handlebar), the top tube (top frame), and seatways (rear frame). Do not forget to clean the gear shifting cable and towing brakes.

6. System cleaning the wheels.
Use a cloth rag and soapy water front and rear wheels, you can use a liquid cleaner dirt that is difficult if there are impurities in the waste, eg using WD-40. Clean the dirt on the axle, wheel hub and a whole including the spokes of a wheel. If you use a disc on the wheel you simply brush thoroughly in all parts of the disc.

7. Checking the Wheel System.
Replace the front and rear wheels, make sure the clip pengenceng premises both wheels attached and can lock the wheels perfectly. Perhaps we find it difficult to put a little back to the rear wheels, rear gear tips inputs between the chain and press down so it can fit in the holder rear wheel perfectly, do it carefully.After all checks wheel mounted wheels both front and rear rocking observe carefully whether or not, if the shake is most likely spokes of a wheel needs to be re sets. You can fix it yourself by using lock wheel spoke or take it to a bicycle repair shop.

8. Check the braking system.
Is one vital part of any bicycle brake, if it can not work properly because our salvation is at stake. To check the front wheel brake stand in front of your bike and hit the brakes the front wheel, then pull the bike forward when the frame and lift the rear wheels means the front wheel brake still works fine, if not immediately replace the front brake is still good.For the rear wheel brake, stand in front of your bike and hit the rear brake, if the front wheel between your legs raised likely between the rear brakes still work well, if not immediately check and replace the brake with a new one.Both tips for checking the braking system can be applied both brakes with V brake or Disc brake with. Check all of the cables or brake fluid (brake dish with oil).

9. Lubricants.
Tip to lubricate critical parts of your mountain bike is the chain, shifters, drive system front and rear wheels (FD-RD), lever and arm.Use a good lubricant should not use used oil, use a special lubricant for chains, many in the market is the lubricant for chain 2 wheel motorized vehicles.

Well, already completed treatment for stage processions your favorite bike. Bike is clean and well maintained course will provide comfort to the rider and will certainly add more confident when ride in the street. Let's ride your bike ..!

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- pezcyclingnews.com

- zonasepeda.com

How to Choose the Right Bike for You

Often we are confused with other types of bikes on the market, in general we have many outstanding bike is kind of MTB or more in the know with mountain bikes and Road Bike more in the know with the Bicycle Road.

What is the Right Kind of Bike for Me?

Bike types

Your first decision comes in determining what type of bike you are after. There are basically four main styles of bikes to choose from, and your selection should really depend on what you anticipate your main type of riding to be.

Road Bikes are designed for riding on paved streets and going fast. Featuring skinny tires, a lightweight frame and a riding position that puts you bent over the handlebars, you might choose this type of bike if traveling longer distances at higher speeds is important to you.

The frames of most road bikes are not particularly beefy in construction and generally won’t stand up well for extended periods under heavy loads or on really rough surfaces. They are about as well-suited for a path in the woods as you would be when wearing high heels.

Road Bike

Mountain Bikes have exploded in popularity over the past twenty years. These bikes have wide tires, usually with knobby treads and a stout frame, and are designed to handle the rugged trails without disintegrating.

Mountain bikes do not go as fast as road bikes, which is a trade-off for their durability along with a more comfortable riding position. You sit higher on these bikes, more upright with the straight handlebars, which is often a happier choice for people with back problems than being hunched over as you are on a road bike.

Mountain Bike

Warning : sometimes mountain bikes are the default choice of salespeople at the bike shop because they are easy to sell and usually less expensive than road bikes. Too many times though, new mountain bikes with lots of impressive features for climbing a steep mountain trail end up like those four-wheel drive SUVs that never actually go off the pavement. If you are going to buy a mountain bike, make sure you are doing so intentionally because you know that you will in fact be riding off-road. Otherwise, you will be paying for unnecessary features, and probably missing out on a bike that would be a better choice for you.

Hybrid bikes are compromise between road and mountain bikes and offer the best features of both if most of your riding will be shorter trips on pavement. With skinnier, smooth tires, they typically can go faster than mountain bikes, yet feature the upright seat and handlebar position that many people favor.
Hybrids are a good choice for most city riding, and offer speed, durability and comfort.

Cruiser Bike

Cruisers are bikes that have wide tires, wide seats, upright handlebars and sometimes even just a single gear. These are the bikes that you’ll often see at the beach. More simple mechanically, they are easy to maintain but work best with flat terrain and a rider whose main interest is more about being comfortable than with going fast.

Outside the Realm
If after you’ve checked out these styles, still none of these bikes offers you what you need, check out these other kinds of bikes. Tandems, recumbents, and tricycles are all unique types of bikes that you likely won’t see very often, either out on the trail or on the showroom floor at your local bike shop. But each offers specific features and functions that may be just what you are looking for. Read more about these alternatives to the mainstream styles of bicycles.

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How to Choose Your Bicycle Types

Many kind of bicycle types we can see in the street or every place surround us. Choosing type of bicycles is depend on our interest, and off course have to suitable with our requirement, especially when we choose type of bicycles based on its function. The person who will use the bicycle is one of the important things to be considered. Bike for Kids off course has a different type than for adult. Bike for Women also has a special type, mountain bike also different with road bike and so on. So, if you wanna chose your bicycle types, this list below can give you information about it.

Bicycle type		Condition of Use
Kids' Designed for kids with bolt-on type wheels. Includes all models with bolt-on wheels 24" and smaller. Smaller high-performance bicycles equipped with quick-release wheels are covered under the appropriate "adult" bicycle types.		Condition 0
Kids' tricycle Pedaled vehicles with three wheels, designed for children		Condition 0
Trailerbike Child's cycle with only a rear wheel, designed to be towed behind an adult's bicycle.		Condition 1
Road "Drop" handlebar, chain and derailleurs, road caliper brakes, and 700c or 650c wheel diameter with 25c or thinner tires. Also covers belt-drive model, which is a one-speed. Not designed for carrying loads. Similar bicycles with different features are listed below.
Track "Drop" handlebar, road caliper brakes, 700c wheel diameter with 25c or thinner tires, and one-speed freewheel (including belt drive) or fixed gear. No derailleurs. Not designed for carrying loads.
Speed: triathlon or time trial Similar to a road bicycle, but with aerobar, triathlon, or "bullhorn" handlebar
Touring Similar to a road bicycle, except with direct-pull brakes and tires wider than 700x25c. Designed for self-contained touring: carrying camping equipment or other gear.
Urban road bicycles Similar to a road bicycle, except with disc brakes and tires wider than 700x25c. An urban bicycle with a "flat" handlebar is a City Hybrid Bicycle. A road bike for urban use but with a one-speed chain drivetrain is covered in the Track Bike section. A road bike with a belt-drive drivetrain is covered in the Road Bike section.
Adult tricycle Adult pedal vehicle with three wheels
Transport Hybrid bicycle with extended cargo capacity Includes RIDE+ Transport
Cruiser Wide handlebar, wide saddle. Although equipped with fat tires similar to a mountain bicycle, cruisers are built for pavement riding only.
Hybrid or Cruiser tandem Bicycle built for two with flat hybrid or cruiser-type handlebars
RIDE+ pedelec (Electric pedal-assist cycle) A hybrid, urban, or cargo- type bicycle with an electric motor that assists you when you pedal
Hybrid "Flat" handlebar with wheels of the 700c size		Condition 2
City Hybrid bicycle Hybrid bicycle with accessories for city riding or commuting, such as fenders, rack, lights, or bell
Cross Similar to a road bicycle, except with cantilever or disc brakes and tires wider than 700x25c With a skilled rider in mind, designed for riding off pavement
Cross country mountain "Flat" handlebar, direct pull or disc brakes, 1.9" (48mm) or wider tires, and front suspension or light-weight full suspension Designed for riding on rougher surfaces Mountain-type bicycles with bolt-on wheels are kids' bikes		Condition 3
All-mountain "Flat" handlebar, disc brakes, 1.9" (48mm) or wider tires, and medium-travel (at least 4 inches/100mm) front and rear suspension. Designed for riding on rougher surfaces		Condition 4
Freeride, downhill, or hucking Mountain bicycle with a heavy-duty, reinforced frame and extra-strong parts Designed for aggressive riding on rougher surfaces		Condition 5