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Bike Fitting: How To Make Sure Your Bike Fits You for a Comfortable RideBike fitting is important for your unique body type and is essential for comfort, performance, and the prevention of injury. In this post we will discuss bike fitting for road bikes and mountain bikes. This is great knowledge for the intermediate to advanced riders.When buying a new bike from your local dealer they will help size a bike specifically to your body needs. These tips apply more to a person who is planning to buy used, online, or building a custom bike. Of course, even when buying locally, it is good to know wh …
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Kona’s AfricaBike has been deemed by Kona to be “the most important bicycle the company has ever developed.” This statement reveals that there’s more to the Kona AfricaBike (model Three) than just its features and specs. This bike is the vehicle behind the humanitarian cause of providing bikes to residents of sub-Saharan Africa, where adults and children oftentimes lack an efficient means to get to school, work, and to obtain vital medicines. Basic Needs, which is the non-profit group Kona established to foster the AfricaBike programs, notes how “In a person’s lifetime a bicycle can …
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So you're in the market for a mountain bike but don't have a ton of cash to spend? Here's a list of our top five mountain bikes for under $1,000 based on build and performance.While it's true this price range is usually characterized as entry-level for mountain bikes, that doesn't mean the bike has to be of poor quality. We've selected 5 bikes that perform above entry-level riding expectations and can be purchased at a great value.1. GT Avalanche 3.0 Hydro - 2013 - $599 You're not going to find all the features of a performance mountain bike packed into this price, but the GT Avalanche rolls …
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Bikes aren't just for exercise, they are quickly becoming the urban commuter's choice of transportation in cities such as Los Angeles, New York and Portland.There are many who still view electric bikes as the “red-headed stepchild” of traditional bikes, but there should be no stigma attached to this two-wheeled mode of transport. Electric bicycles are simply a great way to travel in urban areas, especially for those seeking a "greener" way to commute.There are plenty of reasons that people would want to buy an electric bike, but for most it's for commuting. People from California to New York a …
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When buying a bike, are you paying for quality or brand name?Oftentimes it can be really hard to tell if what you're paying for is legit and bike buyers have a lot of questions regarding this very point.Are all bikes made in China? Are bikes made in the USA really of a better quality? What should I look for in a bike manufacturer and in the listed price? With so many bike brands on the market, how do you know what bike prices are legitimate, where a bike is manufactured, and what that means about the quality of the bike?These are all common questions for bike buyers in today’s consumer market. …
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