Saturday, July 25, 2009

Specialized Mountain Bikes Takes the Ride a Notch higher

By Paul Phillips

Mountain biking has always been about the passion to overcome every obstacle nature has provided. To be able to surpass the obstacles in mountain biking, the biker must choose bikes that can be durable in any condition and terrain.

The Bicycle for off-road rides must have strong and durable frames, flexible tires and light weight. This helps withstand the long rides and the unpaved environment ahead. In order to withstand the hindrance of environmental factors, modern bicycle designs have been develop with the right bicycle geometry specifically the head angle as the important part.

In response to the changing and evolving needs of time, specialized mountain bikes have been installed of disc brakes and suspension forks. Intended specifically to improve the bikes braking and suspension system for safer and smoother ride.

Through the years, mountain biking has developed other subtypes that has increased the demand and innovation of mountain bikes to meet the needs of the bikers. Mountain biking now has downhill mountain biking, endurance biking, free ride and cross country biking just to name a few.

Mike Sinyard, a young student taking aviation major has great passion for bicycles. He later decided to quit aviation course after realizing his terrible flying skills and transferred to business school. In 1974, 2 years after he graduated, he built his own small company and named it the Specialized Bicycle Components importing Italian parts for bicycle.

Sinyard's innovation paved way for the first mountain bike up and running. Stuntjumper was designed to stand firm against off road, ridged mountain trails. The first massively produced mountain bikes in history, Stuntjumper rests embalmed in Smithsonian Institution.

His company was able to innovate the bicycle further into a mountain bike. They had the ENduro, Works, and Stumpjumper among others.

The Specialized mountain bike founder's mission still hold true today. Indeed, Specialized mountain bikes have been making great history giving everyone a taste of heavenly biking bliss.

Definitely something to look out for, Specialized mountain bikes have new member which will be introduced in 2010. The focus is on the improvement of the suspension forks with high end brain suspension technology for both Stuntjumpers and Enduro SL. Numerous woman's bike will also be introduced.

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