Mountain bike buying tips

Mountain ​bike buying​ tips

When you want to buy a mountain bike you will usually do this to use the MTB in your free time. The Netherlands does not really have the hilly terrain where you should use a mountain bike for daily commuting. Obviously you want to buy a mountain bike that meets your needs, and, not unimportantly, well adjusted to your posture and height. In this article we discuss the points you should pay attention to when buying a mountain bike online.

Mountain bike frame design Specialized brand mountain bike A mountain bike that you buy online you select on a number of components, and one of the most important is often the brand. Certain brands have more appeal than the competition, and that consideration certainly plays a part in the

purchase. Incidentally, the preference for a brand is enormously personal, so what the one finds a flute brand is reassessed by another person as being totally top. Well-known brands of mountain bikes include Cube, Giant, Scott, Trek, Cannondale (both American), Ridley, Specialized and Ghost. Those who like to go on a Dutch-made mountain bike choose a Koga or a Sensa. First get acquainted with mountain biking and in the first instance order a cheaper mountain bike, then the brands Ferrini, Ideal, Cross and Matra Recommended. These mountain bikes are available from approx. 200 euros at ​bestbikeus​.

Framemaat mtb When buying a mountain bike it is extremely important that you choose a frame that suits your height compared to a regular city bike. A frame that is too high or too low is not only annoying when cycling, the incorrect posture that you adopt on such a frame can eventually cause injuries, and you do not want that. A good way to be sure of the correct frame size is to measure your inseam, multiply this length by 0.266 and the answer is the height of the frame in inches. Roughly it comes down to a mountain bike that a person of 180 cm must take a frame size of about 18 inches. Incidentally, by adjusting the saddle and the handlebars can still be sufficiently tinkered with the mountain bike so that in certain cases a slightly larger or slightly smaller frame can perfectly satisfy. Mountain bike frames usually consist of aluminum, carbon or steel. High quality frames are made of all these materials, so here again the purchase is a personal preference. A carbon frame is very light, but can (if you make a big shove) tear, steel is of course heavier, but more robust.

Bike gear review One of the most important things you have to make a choice when buying a mountain bike online is the type of switchgear you want to use. This involves the amount of gears, the size of the gears (the number of teeth) and the type of derailleur with which the mountain bike is adjusted. The system with which your mountain bike is assembled is called the group. A well-known producer of these groups is the company Shimano. The groups that this company produces for a

mountain bike almost always consist of three gears; this is called a triple. If you opt for a group of Shimano, you can choose the number of crowns you want in the back (the number of rear sprockets). Those who are already satisfied with eight rear gears can opt for the Altus or the Acera. The mountain biker who wants to use a 10-speed (ten gears behind) chooses the Deore or the XTR. Note: Absolute minimum for a bicycle used even to a small extent, however, We should be ​bike gear review​ once every year because it’s good for everyone-

Of course Shimano does not have the monopoly on producing groups, a competitor of Shimano is SRAM. SRAM is an American company that is best known for the innovations in the field of electronic switching that this company has implemented. For groups for your MTB you can also knock on this company.

The SRAM XX group is a group with ten rear sprockets (10-speed), the X01 even gives you an 11-speed group. Are you a recreational mountain biker who just

wants to cycle a bit for fun, then you can choose to mount the mountain bike with a simpler group.

Front fork A front fork catches shocks that arise when you ride on uneven ground. They strongly contribute to driving comfort on a mountain bike. With a good fork you can check your wrists, arms and spine. There are two types of mountain bike forks, a rigid fork and a sprung fork. The rigid fork weighs between 750 and 1200 grams in most cases, while a suspension fork weighs a little heavier. The latter are also slightly more expensive than rigid forks, because they offer a much better ride comfort. We recommend a MTB with suspension fork.

Benefit mountain bike online As you undoubtedly know yourself, there are a lot of different mountain bikes on the market. Different brands, different types, different colors and of course assembled with different groups. When you buy a mountain bike that is a considerable investment, and it is therefore logical that you want to have exactly that mountain bike that you yourself have in mind. This often means that a standard mountain bike does not meet your requirements. At the local bicycle dealer you usually only have a limited choice, online bicycle shops often have a much larger range. On top of that, the competition between online bicycle shops is enormous, so the price-quality ratio is usually pretty favorable.

Is a mountain bike online a risk?

Admittedly, it may seem like a gamble to buy a mountain bike online. Yet that is not so bad, and there are a number of good reasons for that. First, buying a MTB online is safe nowadays. Mountain bike producers have high-quality web shops in which the payment system is well organized and a guarantee scheme is included as standard. In terms of security, you are online just as good as the bicycle repair shop in your area.

If you necessarily want to take a test drive before you buy the mountain bike, you might want to go to a physical store, but if you want to save money, purchasing an MTB online is smarter. No money goes to intermediaries, and that is reflected in the price of the MTB. Adjusting the saddle and handlebar is usually very simple, with an Allen key you can adjust the whole thing. The only thing you need to know is the sizes you have to keep, but they are easy to calculate. If you can not do it anyway, you can always go to a bicycle repair shop and still be cheap.