<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearch/1.1/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' gd:etag='W/&quot;CEQHQHY7eip7ImA9WxNXGUU.&quot;'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650666880300259640</id><updated>2009-10-07T23:12:11.802-07:00</updated><title>mountain biking</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default?redirect=false&amp;v=2'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25&amp;redirect=false&amp;v=2'/><author><name>Eurotime</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11568671715954314576</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>56</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry gd:etag='W/&quot;DUIEQ348fSp7ImA9WxNQFUw.&quot;'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650666880300259640.post-7648273028307970033</id><published>2009-09-21T00:18:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-21T00:18:22.075-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app='http://www.w3.org/2007/app'>2009-09-21T00:18:22.075-07:00</app:edited><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Equipment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Really'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Should'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mountain'/><title>Mountain Bikes - What You Should Really Know About This Sport Equipment</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b &gt;Mountain&lt;/b&gt; bikes have been designed for cycling in tough terrains. This makes it vastly different from regular bikes that you may have owned. These bikes have been designed to be versatile in the sense that you can use these &lt;b &gt;bike&lt;/b&gt; to negotiate rocky mountains, hilly areas and steep slopes which you cannot do using a regular &lt;b &gt;bike&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you use regular &lt;b &gt;bike&lt;/b&gt; for &lt;b &gt;mountain&lt;/b&gt; biking, then you will end up in a tough spot. Hence the first task is to ensure that the &lt;b &gt;bike&lt;/b&gt; you are purchasing is regular &lt;b &gt;mountain&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b &gt;bike&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is because &lt;b &gt;mountain&lt;/b&gt; bikes have been built to withstand pressures when biking on a difficult terrain. There are different types of &lt;b &gt;mountain&lt;/b&gt; bikes that you can choose from.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;These are the cross country with little suspension and a light frame, which makes it easy for you to &lt;b &gt;bike&lt;/b&gt; for long hours, and the variety with more suspension, which adds weight to the &lt;b &gt;bike&lt;/b&gt;, that can help you cycle on rough terrain. The other varieties are free ride and down hill &lt;b &gt;mountain&lt;/b&gt; bikes that are used for racing in steep inclines.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The angles of the frame decide whether the &lt;b &gt;bike&lt;/b&gt; is used for climbing or steep declines. Steep angles in various parts like the head tube and the seat tube ensures that pedalling upwards will be easy, whereas, angles that tend towards zero ensure better handling and stability in steep declines.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are many different types of suspension that you will find on these bikes. One variety is the full suspension &lt;b &gt;mountain&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b &gt;bike&lt;/b&gt; in which there are suspensions on every part possible.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The others are rigid, hard-tail, soft-tail and dual suspension. Most &lt;b &gt;mountain&lt;/b&gt; biking enthusiasts prefer the hard-tail suspension. There are two types of brakes which are the V-shaped brakes and the disc brakes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The disc brakes are in popular demand because of the control it offers the rider and the reduced maintenance required as it lasts for a very long time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Author is an expert in article writing and has done a lot of research online and offline. Come visit his latest websites on &lt;a target="_new" href="http://www.mensmountainbikesreview.com/" rel="nofollow,external"&gt;Mens &lt;b &gt;Mountain&lt;/b&gt; Bikes&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a target="_new" href="http://www.lamountainbikes.com/" rel="nofollow,external"&gt;Cheap &lt;b &gt;Mountain&lt;/b&gt; Bikes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;  &lt;a href="http://www.travelbo.com/" rel="dofollow" title="Travel Blog "&gt;Travel Blog&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;a href="http://www.allhome-improve.com" rel="dofollow" title="allhome "&gt;allhome &lt;/a&gt;  &lt;a href="http://bedroom-decorationsite.blogspot.com" rel="dofollow" title="Bedroom Decoration "&gt;Bedroom Decoration &lt;/a&gt;  &lt;a href="http://florida-car-insurance-guide.blogspot.com" rel="dofollow" title="Florida car insurance"&gt;Florida car insurance&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3650666880300259640-7648273028307970033?l=mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/feeds/7648273028307970033/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/09/mountain-bikes-what-you-should-really.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/7648273028307970033?v=2'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/7648273028307970033?v=2'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/09/mountain-bikes-what-you-should-really.html' title='Mountain Bikes - What You Should Really Know About This Sport Equipment'/><author><name>Eurotime</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11568671715954314576</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03471373360361990847'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry gd:etag='W/&quot;CU4ASHw6eyp7ImA9WxNSGU4.&quot;'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650666880300259640.post-1064854607074531734</id><published>2009-09-02T16:25:00.003-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-02T16:25:49.213-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app='http://www.w3.org/2007/app'>2009-09-02T16:25:49.213-07:00</app:edited><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Accessories'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Biking'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mountain'/><title>Mountain Biking Accessories</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;As you start very new with &lt;b &gt;mountain&lt;/b&gt; biking you feel great when you get into a &lt;b &gt;bike&lt;/b&gt; store to purchase your first &lt;b &gt;mountain&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b &gt;bike&lt;/b&gt; and also see all of the other accessories available that you would need when start off with your first riding.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Once can find different &lt;b &gt;mountain&lt;/b&gt; biking products and other related accessories that can be bought. The salesmen do attempt to sell anything that they can sell but, for people who consider money, it is not important to look at what is cool instead what is need for making your ride more enjoyable and safe. Initially using these accessories, you feel pleasant when you start your ride.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;One of the most important &lt;b &gt;bike&lt;/b&gt; accessories that one can purchase is a &lt;b &gt;bike&lt;/b&gt; helmet. A &lt;b &gt;bike&lt;/b&gt; should never be ridden without a helmet. Many a people have faced serious injuries on their head which could have easily been avoided by putting on a helmet. The helmets that come for a &lt;b &gt;mountain&lt;/b&gt; biking are stylish and also comfortable enough that anyone riding the trails would wear it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Irrespective of the season you plan to ride, there are chances that your hand takes a beating. Starters usually have a death grip for their handle bars that is very harsh for the hands. Your hands would be the first ones to hit the ground when one happens to crash and at some point everyone crashes. As these gloves take your beating, &lt;b &gt;mountain&lt;/b&gt; gloves would be a must needed accessory.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After enjoying the initial &lt;b &gt;bike&lt;/b&gt; rides, you would start finding very uncomfortable with your rear end. Though your body would adjust, it is great to have &lt;b &gt;bike&lt;/b&gt; shorts as they keep the rear end at a minimum. You get more comfortable shorts that add to the &lt;b &gt;bike&lt;/b&gt; ride on a &lt;b &gt;mountain&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Picking your shoes for &lt;b &gt;mountain&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b &gt;bike&lt;/b&gt; would depend on the kind riding you prefer and also the type of pedals your bicycle has. You can go for shoes that would accept the special cleat for the pedals if your &lt;b &gt;bike&lt;/b&gt; comes with clipless pedals.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Being Comfortable, durability and also a strong sole for better and efficient pedaling would be the ideal qualities of a nice &lt;b &gt;mountain&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b &gt;bike&lt;/b&gt; shoe. Also, ensure you pick the correct shoe that would match with the terrain riding as well.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A trail can be run off in just few seconds, if you get something into your eye. Use clear lensed or sun glasses to keep your eyes and also protect them from the debris and the wind. Remember to buy non-breakable glasses whenever you plan to buy glasses.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is always a good idea to get along with you a hydration pack or water bottle. You dehydrate very easily and hence should carry water with you always and drink it on the ride and make sure that your body is hydrated properly at all the times of the ride.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Getting stuck in the on the trail or in the woods would be very easy if you don't carry a correct repair kit for your &lt;b &gt;bike&lt;/b&gt;. It is safe to have safe bicycle clothing, a multi-tool for tire levers, &lt;b &gt;bike&lt;/b&gt; repair and also a patch kit for having your flat tires fixed up.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Alison Addy is the author of many articles on subjects like &lt;b &gt;mountain&lt;/b&gt; biking and published at &lt;a target="_new" href="http://www.bikecyclingreviews.com" rel="nofollow,external"&gt;http://www.bikecyclingreviews.com&lt;/a&gt; .A focused website that offers the best articles on &lt;a target="_new" href="http://www.bikecyclingreviews.com/clothes.html" rel="nofollow,external"&gt;cycle clothing and cycling clothes&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;  &lt;a href="http://www.travelbo.com/" rel="dofollow" title="Travel Blog "&gt;Travel Blog&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;a href="http://bodydetox-show.blogspot.com" rel="dofollow" title="Body detox"&gt;Body detox&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;a href="http://deptfree.blogspot.com" rel="dofollow" title="Dept Free "&gt;Dept Free &lt;/a&gt;  &lt;a href="http://travel2japan.wordpress.com" rel="dofollow" title="Simple trave to Japan"&gt;Simple trave to Japan&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3650666880300259640-1064854607074531734?l=mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/feeds/1064854607074531734/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/09/mountain-biking-accessories.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/1064854607074531734?v=2'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/1064854607074531734?v=2'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/09/mountain-biking-accessories.html' title='Mountain Biking Accessories'/><author><name>Eurotime</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11568671715954314576</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03471373360361990847'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry gd:etag='W/&quot;CU4GSHc-eip7ImA9WxNSGU4.&quot;'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650666880300259640.post-5647469669349697377</id><published>2009-09-02T16:25:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-02T16:25:29.952-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app='http://www.w3.org/2007/app'>2009-09-02T16:25:29.952-07:00</app:edited><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Thrills'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Safety'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Biking'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mountain'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Spills'/><title>Mountain Biking Safety Tips-  Thrills, Yes- Spills, No</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;There is no such thing as a completely safe sport.  Even the most gifted athletes can have something unexpected happen and have their careers ruined in an instant.  And, while &lt;b &gt;mountain&lt;/b&gt; biking is certainly one of the most enjoyable outdoor activities, it is also one of the most dangerous.  Anyone thinking about taking up &lt;b &gt;mountain&lt;/b&gt; biking will benefit from some basic &lt;b &gt;mountain&lt;/b&gt; biking safety tips.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The single most important of the &lt;b &gt;mountain&lt;/b&gt; biking safety tips is that you need to have adequate &lt;b &gt;mountain&lt;/b&gt; biking gear, from your helmet down to the tires on your &lt;b &gt;bike&lt;/b&gt;.  Buy the correct gear, and then keep it in proper working order.  And make sure your gear is up to the terrain on which you will be biking.  Bikes are designed specifically to handle certain types of terrain, and you will be sorry if you ask something of your &lt;b &gt;bike&lt;/b&gt; that it isn’t built to provide.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The second of the &lt;b &gt;mountain&lt;/b&gt; biking safety tips is to ride only the trails with which you are familiar; if you want to try a new trail only do it with someone else who knows it well.  Wait until you’ve tackled it a couple of times with company before trying it on your own.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Staying In Control Of Your &lt;b &gt;Bike&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Another of the more essential &lt;b &gt;mountain&lt;/b&gt; biking safety tips is that you need to learn to control your speed.  Find an average speed at which you are comfortable, and which will allow you to keep control of your &lt;b &gt;bike&lt;/b&gt; even when you’re confronted with an unforeseen obstacle or a change in the condition of the trail.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maintaining control of your &lt;b &gt;bike&lt;/b&gt; at all times is the last of the absolutely critical &lt;b &gt;mountain&lt;/b&gt; biking safety tips.  Many bikers, especially those who have been at it for a while, get lazy when they are out on the trails and let their attention wander. It is almost as if they are letting the bikes do the thinking while they are just along for the ride.  They will usually end up going too fast, because of their misguided confidence in themselves and their bikes.  By doing so, they are asking to be involved in crashes, and unfortunately may involve other riders as well.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you find yourself out on an unfamiliar trail, there is no need to try to master it in one ride.  You can always walk you &lt;b &gt;bike&lt;/b&gt; over the more difficult sections until you know you can handle their terrain, and dismount at blind corners if necessary.  At the very least, decrease your speed.  It’s the only way you can be certain that anyone out of sight around the bend will not plow right in to you.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Always ride within yourself.  Master one type of terrain before moving on to the next, and allow your biking skills to mature naturally.  Nothing will end your &lt;a target="_new" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.mountainbikingreviews.com/Mountain_Biking_Trails/" rel="nofollow,external"&gt;&lt;b &gt;mountain&lt;/b&gt; biking career&lt;/a&gt; more quickly than wiping out on a trail you weren’t ready for and seriously injuring yourself.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Most &lt;b &gt;mountain&lt;/b&gt; bikers will agree that the risks of &lt;b &gt;mountain&lt;/b&gt; biking are nothing compared to its rewards, but you must promise yourself that when you feel the adrenaline pumping, you won’t respond by taking unnecessary chances.  Elevated adrenaline is to be expected in a sport as thrilling as &lt;b &gt;mountain&lt;/b&gt; biking.  Thrills are great; the spills brought about by not following any &lt;b &gt;mountain&lt;/b&gt; biking safety tips while chasing those thrills are what you want to avoid.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can also find more info on &lt;a target="_new" href="http://www.mountainbikingreviews.com/" rel="nofollow,external"&gt;&lt;b &gt;Mountain&lt;/b&gt; Biking&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a target="_new" href="http://www.mountainbikingreviews.com/All_About_Mountain_Biking/" rel="nofollow,external"&gt;All About &lt;b &gt;Mountain&lt;/b&gt; Biking&lt;/a&gt;. 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&lt;b &gt;bike&lt;/b&gt; riding has become a very popular recreational activity. There are many places to ride from trails to lake shores to forests, and yes, mountains. Being prepared for riding will make your riding adventure more enjoyable. Here are some &lt;b &gt;mountain&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b &gt;bike&lt;/b&gt; riding tips for the beginner. Advanced riders may also find this information useful.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;On Your Mark...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- The first important tip that any rider should know is to have proper equipment, such as a helmet. Even if you don't buy another accessory, make sure you don't skimp on your helmet.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- Another accessory, but not required, are riding gloves. If you are riding for any extended length of time, they will come in handy. You will be gripping hard on the handle grips at times and you will need extra padding. This will help keep your hands from getting tired. They also offer some protection when and if you fall.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- Padded cycling shorts are good too. They will increase your comfort on the &lt;b &gt;bike&lt;/b&gt; for those long rough rides.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- A cycling jersey can be beneficial since they are loose fitting and usually have pockets that have zippers or velcro.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- A good pair of cycling/hiking shoes can make or break your day. Sometimes you may need to carry your &lt;b &gt;bike&lt;/b&gt; over some terrains that you can't ride on and you want good gripping shoes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- Eye protection, like sunglasses or clear unbreakable lenses will keep bugs, dust and other debris out of your eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- Water is an essential item. Don't go without this one. You can dehydrate very quickly when cycling. Also if you are biking in the sun, use sunscreen.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Get Ready...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- The type of &lt;b &gt;mountain&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b &gt;bike&lt;/b&gt; you ride needs to be designed for the type of riding you are going to do.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- The body frame of your &lt;b &gt;bike&lt;/b&gt; must fit your unique size and proportion.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- The brakes must be more powerful than a standard &lt;b &gt;bike&lt;/b&gt; to keep the wheel from moving when hopping on uneven ground.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- Since you are riding on dirt, &lt;b &gt;mountain&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b &gt;bike&lt;/b&gt; tires need to be knobby not skinny. This ensures traction on rugged terrain.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- Your &lt;b &gt;bike&lt;/b&gt; should be checked regularly and any repairs made that are necessary before you take your &lt;b &gt;mountain&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b &gt;bike&lt;/b&gt; out for a ride.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A prepared rider will have a &lt;b &gt;bike&lt;/b&gt; that fits well and works properly. This will give you greater comfort and a more enjoyable riding experience, and help prevent unnecessary pain and injuries.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Get Set...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do your part to preserve and enhance the &lt;b &gt;mountain&lt;/b&gt; biker's access and image by observing the following rules:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- Obey all of the rules. They were designed in part for your safety.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- Don't damage our ecosystem. If you are riding and damaging a wet trail, this not only leads to erosion but also will lead to trail closures.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- Ride only on open trails. Closed trails are closed for a reason and riding on one is illegal. Don't do it. It just gives the &lt;b &gt;mountain&lt;/b&gt; bikers a bad reputation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- Pay attention to the dirt beneath you. If it is soft consider other riding options, but stay on existing trails and don't make new ones.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Go...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hopefully these &lt;b &gt;mountain&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b &gt;bike&lt;/b&gt;-riding tips will get you started happily and safely on your way to a great experience. Now that you are ready... Go!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anita is interested in all aspects of &lt;b &gt;mountain&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b &gt;bike&lt;/b&gt; riding. 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						&lt;span &gt;First time i took my son mountain biking in Brown County Indiana &lt;/span&gt; 					&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3650666880300259640-7375868440303228980?l=mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/feeds/7375868440303228980/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/08/first-time-mountain-biker-brown-county.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/7375868440303228980?v=2'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/7375868440303228980?v=2'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/08/first-time-mountain-biker-brown-county.html' title='First time Mountain Biker, Brown County'/><author><name>Eurotime</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11568671715954314576</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03471373360361990847'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry gd:etag='W/&quot;A08BSXk_eCp7ImA9WxJbGEs.&quot;'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650666880300259640.post-9022919328013813568</id><published>2009-07-29T05:17:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-29T05:17:38.740-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app='http://www.w3.org/2007/app'>2009-07-29T05:17:38.740-07:00</app:edited><title>Penhydd River Crossing</title><content type='html'> &lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/q63ZNZOuRfM&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/q63ZNZOuRfM&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="320" height="265"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt; 						&lt;span &gt;River crossing near the end of the Penhydd mountain bike trail at Afan, Wales &lt;/span&gt; 					&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3650666880300259640-9022919328013813568?l=mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/feeds/9022919328013813568/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/07/penhydd-river-crossing.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/9022919328013813568?v=2'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/9022919328013813568?v=2'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/07/penhydd-river-crossing.html' title='Penhydd River Crossing'/><author><name>Eurotime</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11568671715954314576</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03471373360361990847'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry gd:etag='W/&quot;Dk8GQX04fip7ImA9WxJWGEU.&quot;'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650666880300259640.post-6668058821887639684</id><published>2009-06-24T16:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-24T16:07:00.336-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app='http://www.w3.org/2007/app'>2009-06-24T16:07:00.336-07:00</app:edited><title>MTB Fernie Downhill XC Freeride Mountain Biking</title><content type='html'> &lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hqvyP75sZmc&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hqvyP75sZmc&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="320" height="265"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt; 						&lt;span &gt;moutin bike trails &lt;/span&gt; 					&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3650666880300259640-6668058821887639684?l=mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/feeds/6668058821887639684/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/06/mtb-fernie-downhill-xc-freeride.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/6668058821887639684?v=2'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/6668058821887639684?v=2'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/06/mtb-fernie-downhill-xc-freeride.html' title='MTB Fernie Downhill XC Freeride Mountain Biking'/><author><name>Eurotime</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11568671715954314576</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03471373360361990847'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry gd:etag='W/&quot;CE4HRH05fSp7ImA9WxJWE00.&quot;'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650666880300259640.post-5689850111450391045</id><published>2009-06-17T22:28:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-17T22:28:55.325-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app='http://www.w3.org/2007/app'>2009-06-17T22:28:55.325-07:00</app:edited><title>Sweet Stromlo S-Bends</title><content type='html'> &lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/y7IjPkzrx5I&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/y7IjPkzrx5I&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="320" height="265"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt; 						&lt;span &gt;Mt Stromlo Mountain Biking.Riders: Mikey, Col, Eno Jay, Donny &amp;amp; Sofi. Camera: MAU.17 May 2009 &lt;/span&gt; 					&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3650666880300259640-5689850111450391045?l=mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/feeds/5689850111450391045/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/06/sweet-stromlo-s-bends.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/5689850111450391045?v=2'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/5689850111450391045?v=2'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/06/sweet-stromlo-s-bends.html' title='Sweet Stromlo S-Bends'/><author><name>Eurotime</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11568671715954314576</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03471373360361990847'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry gd:etag='W/&quot;AkYDQXY7fip7ImA9WxJWEUs.&quot;'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650666880300259640.post-289532753169643180</id><published>2009-06-16T09:02:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-16T09:02:50.806-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app='http://www.w3.org/2007/app'>2009-06-16T09:02:50.806-07:00</app:edited><title>Going through mountain bike trails at Marcum Park</title><content type='html'> &lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/veLI1gV9nVc&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/veLI1gV9nVc&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="320" height="265"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt; 						&lt;span &gt;Going through mountain bike trails at Marcum Park and getting muddy &lt;/span&gt; 					&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3650666880300259640-289532753169643180?l=mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/feeds/289532753169643180/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/06/going-through-mountain-bike-trails-at.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/289532753169643180?v=2'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/289532753169643180?v=2'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/06/going-through-mountain-bike-trails-at.html' title='Going through mountain bike trails at Marcum Park'/><author><name>Eurotime</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11568671715954314576</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03471373360361990847'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry gd:etag='W/&quot;DUABRXk4fSp7ImA9WxJWEUs.&quot;'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650666880300259640.post-8897867447955094498</id><published>2009-06-16T08:55:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-16T08:55:54.735-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app='http://www.w3.org/2007/app'>2009-06-16T08:55:54.735-07:00</app:edited><title>Lights out with UFO down the mountain</title><content type='html'> &lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/omydbYP3YqU&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/omydbYP3YqU&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="320" height="265"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt; 						&lt;span &gt;Great day for a bike ride. Don't see this much &lt;/span&gt; 					&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3650666880300259640-8897867447955094498?l=mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/feeds/8897867447955094498/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/06/lights-out-with-ufo-down-mountain.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/8897867447955094498?v=2'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/8897867447955094498?v=2'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/06/lights-out-with-ufo-down-mountain.html' title='Lights out with UFO down the mountain'/><author><name>Eurotime</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11568671715954314576</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03471373360361990847'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry gd:etag='W/&quot;DkEMQ3c4fSp7ImA9WxJXFk8.&quot;'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650666880300259640.post-6332768753254593350</id><published>2009-06-10T02:04:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-10T02:04:42.935-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app='http://www.w3.org/2007/app'>2009-06-10T02:04:42.935-07:00</app:edited><title></title><content type='html'> &lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ixuYiVm1w7s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ixuYiVm1w7s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="320" height="265"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 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						&lt;span &gt;title pretty high stoppiestair mini minature skating skate skateboard element vans above zero rob dyrdek big kickflip tre flip laser super duper mega spinning backflip guitar hero world tour rock band chicken braydon szafranski - bs shifty flip triple 3carlos ruiz - bs 50-50 20 setcarlos ruiz - switch fs 50-50 20 setnick jojola - kickflip 17 setchris cole - bs flip love park fountaindavid gravette - fs 50-50 four kinked railchris cole - sw fs flip love park fountaindennis durant - 3 flip fs nosebluntlindsay robertson - heelflip indy huge gaprodney mullen - kickflip nose manual, nollie 360 shuv manny nose manny nollie flippaul rodrigues - switch fs flip 13 setbilly marks - 3 flip gap to big 5 setunknown - fs lipslide 25 set curved railchris kendall - hardflip back lipmark appleyard - 3 flip benihanachris haslam - kickflip hippie jump gapadam dyet - switch bs heel varsity 6 flat 7antwuan dixon heelfip andrew reynolds nolle bs 180 fakie fs 360 terry kennedy back crooks kevin romar nollie heel fakie ollie billy marks kickflip boardslide pop shuv bryan herman 3 flip jim greco switch fs flip cellski pimp game back lip bs 5-0 jeff mikut hardflip chris cole bs flip furby fakie flip andrew pott kickflip bs boardslide james brockman switch fs board jim greco sw ollie arto saari sw fs board james brockman fakie ollie matt bennett andrew reynolds fs flip bail fall epicly laterd wallenberg el toro grass gap to rail pole jam 180 lip slide tail nose board 5-0 50-50 fs bs nose grind over crooks feeble salad suski smith nose blunt kickflip heelflip pop shuv inward heel hardflip impossible varial 360 cab half cab hollywood high 21 22 23 24 25 break bone camera justin brock dennis durrant tony tave eric koston lakai fully flaired tre 3 360 bomb flip back pro amature flow carlsbad belmont la high l.a. circle rail square rectangle hubba quater pipe mini ramp half pipe element circa lakai fully flaired zero fallen dgk plan b new video promo willow bs bigspin jereme reeves dave bachinsky grant patterson hospital dolphin forward anti casper rodney mullen freestyle flat ground small huge big giant best skateboard tricks ever xxx A day at the park. Next TimeI go I will ollie the 4 stair there I was really tired (I had been mountain bike mtb full suspension hardtail &lt;/span&gt; 					&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3650666880300259640-2096797610329160641?l=mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/feeds/2096797610329160641/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/06/chris-doing-stoppie-on-his-mountain.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/2096797610329160641?v=2'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/2096797610329160641?v=2'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/06/chris-doing-stoppie-on-his-mountain.html' title='Chris doing a stoppie on his mountain bike'/><author><name>Eurotime</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11568671715954314576</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03471373360361990847'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry gd:etag='W/&quot;DkcDRnszeip7ImA9WxJXEEU.&quot;'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650666880300259640.post-4615306973256739009</id><published>2009-06-03T19:54:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-03T19:54:37.582-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app='http://www.w3.org/2007/app'>2009-06-03T19:54:37.582-07:00</app:edited><title>Mountain Bike - Turma do pudim - PoÃ§os de Caldas</title><content type='html'> &lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BUlOqVbr_ug&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BUlOqVbr_ug&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="320" height="265"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt; 						&lt;span &gt; &lt;/span&gt; 					&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3650666880300259640-4615306973256739009?l=mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/feeds/4615306973256739009/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/06/mountain-bike-turma-do-pudim-poaos-de.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/4615306973256739009?v=2'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/4615306973256739009?v=2'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/06/mountain-bike-turma-do-pudim-poaos-de.html' title='Mountain Bike - Turma do pudim - PoÃ§os de Caldas'/><author><name>Eurotime</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11568671715954314576</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03471373360361990847'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry gd:etag='W/&quot;DEcCQ3gzcSp7ImA9WxJQFU4.&quot;'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650666880300259640.post-1366400961085518317</id><published>2009-05-28T11:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-28T11:41:02.689-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app='http://www.w3.org/2007/app'>2009-05-28T11:41:02.689-07:00</app:edited><title>Mountain Bike Turma do pudim PoÃ§os de Caldas2</title><content type='html'> &lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RP8TEowhnto&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RP8TEowhnto&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="320" height="265"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt; 						&lt;span &gt;  &lt;/span&gt; 					&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3650666880300259640-1366400961085518317?l=mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/feeds/1366400961085518317/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/05/mountain-bike-turma-do-pudim-poaos-de.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/1366400961085518317?v=2'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/1366400961085518317?v=2'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/05/mountain-bike-turma-do-pudim-poaos-de.html' title='Mountain Bike Turma do pudim PoÃ§os de Caldas2'/><author><name>Eurotime</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11568671715954314576</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03471373360361990847'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry gd:etag='W/&quot;Ak4EQXk8eip7ImA9WxJQEUo.&quot;'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650666880300259640.post-2009288177674311284</id><published>2009-05-24T08:28:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-24T08:28:20.772-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app='http://www.w3.org/2007/app'>2009-05-24T08:28:20.772-07:00</app:edited><title>Day of Crash</title><content type='html'> &lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nWf7SYFbjn4&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nWf7SYFbjn4&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="320" height="265"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt; 						&lt;span &gt;downhill mountain biking from last saturay including footage of me crashing my balls off! Gotta go...off to the doctors for xrays &lt;/span&gt; 					&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3650666880300259640-2009288177674311284?l=mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/feeds/2009288177674311284/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/05/day-of-crash.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/2009288177674311284?v=2'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/2009288177674311284?v=2'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/05/day-of-crash.html' title='Day of Crash'/><author><name>Eurotime</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11568671715954314576</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03471373360361990847'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry gd:etag='W/&quot;C0EDR3k-eyp7ImA9WxJRFks.&quot;'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650666880300259640.post-3087738266493149465</id><published>2009-05-18T08:47:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-18T08:47:56.753-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app='http://www.w3.org/2007/app'>2009-05-18T08:47:56.753-07:00</app:edited><title>mountain bike terschelling</title><content type='html'> &lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5SKN5ctUmLE&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5SKN5ctUmLE&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="320" height="265"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt; 						&lt;span &gt;  &lt;/span&gt; 					&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3650666880300259640-3087738266493149465?l=mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/feeds/3087738266493149465/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/05/mountain-bike-terschelling.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/3087738266493149465?v=2'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/3087738266493149465?v=2'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/05/mountain-bike-terschelling.html' title='mountain bike terschelling'/><author><name>Eurotime</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11568671715954314576</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03471373360361990847'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry gd:etag='W/&quot;C0EFQ3cyeSp7ImA9WxJRFks.&quot;'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650666880300259640.post-7755841706429434667</id><published>2009-05-18T08:46:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-18T08:46:52.991-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app='http://www.w3.org/2007/app'>2009-05-18T08:46:52.991-07:00</app:edited><title>Stepping into Summer - S2E12WB Snowcast, presented by TELUS</title><content type='html'> &lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kaCrkT-MIF4&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kaCrkT-MIF4&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="320" height="265"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt; 						&lt;span &gt;Spring skiing and riding continues on Whistler Mountain starting May 19, while the mud flies in the bike park. The Whistler Mountain Bike Park is now open for the summer! Check out what's in store for you this Summer 2009. &lt;/span&gt; 					&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3650666880300259640-7755841706429434667?l=mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/feeds/7755841706429434667/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/05/stepping-into-summer-s2e12wb-snowcast.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/7755841706429434667?v=2'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/7755841706429434667?v=2'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/05/stepping-into-summer-s2e12wb-snowcast.html' title='Stepping into Summer - S2E12WB Snowcast, presented by TELUS'/><author><name>Eurotime</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11568671715954314576</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03471373360361990847'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry gd:etag='W/&quot;DkcHQ3w7eyp7ImA9WxJSFEQ.&quot;'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650666880300259640.post-8908409016908201657</id><published>2009-05-04T20:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-04T20:27:12.203-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app='http://www.w3.org/2007/app'>2009-05-04T20:27:12.203-07:00</app:edited><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Shimano'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bicycle'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Derailleur gears'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sport'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mountain biking'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Disc brake'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cycling'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mountain bike'/><title>GMC Topkick Dual-Suspension Mountain Bike</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51TA618TKPL._SL500_AA280_.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BT4W2C?tag=lawlemons-20&amp;amp;camp=0&amp;amp;creative=0&amp;amp;linkCode=as1&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B000BT4W2C&amp;amp;adid=1S6K1KMASWVGM70WY250&amp;amp;"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 280px;" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51TA618TKPL._SL500_AA280_.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BT4W2C?tag=lawlemons-20&amp;amp;camp=0&amp;amp;creative=0&amp;amp;linkCode=as1&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B000BT4W2C&amp;amp;adid=1S6K1KMASWVGM70WY250&amp;amp;"&gt;GMC Topkick Dual-Suspension Mountain Bike&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h2&gt; &lt;/h2&gt;       &lt;div class="content"&gt;         &lt;ul style="list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 25px;"&gt;&lt;li&gt;21-speed mountain bike features a full-suspension, strong aluminum frame&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Floating beam suspension design is mated to a Zoom suspension fork with elastomer/spring technology&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Microshift push shifters and Shimano TZ-30GS derailleur&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Strong aluminum wheelset featuring V-shape rim profile and high-flange alloy hubs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Front and rear Promax disk brakes work great, even in adverse conditions&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;See more details at this &lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BT4W2C?tag=lawlemons-20&amp;amp;camp=0&amp;amp;creative=0&amp;amp;linkCode=as1&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B000BT4W2C&amp;amp;adid=1S6K1KMASWVGM70WY250&amp;amp;"&gt;link &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;      &lt;/div&gt;                       &lt;hr class="bucketDivider" noshade="true" size="1"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BT4W2C?tag=lawlemons-20&amp;amp;camp=0&amp;amp;creative=0&amp;amp;linkCode=as1&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B000BT4W2C&amp;amp;adid=1S6K1KMASWVGM70WY250&amp;amp;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The GMC Topkick 21-Speed Mountain Bike&lt;/a&gt; features a full-suspension, strong aluminum frame that utilizes a floating beam suspension design that is mated to a Zoom suspension fork with elastomer/spring technology. The Topkick's drivetrain starts with Microshift push shifters. These shifters control Shimano's tried and true TZ-30GS derailleur. The drivetrain finishes up with a strong aluminum wheelset featuring V-shape rim profile and high-flange alloy hubs. Stopping is handled by Promax disk brakes on the front and rear. These brakes are vastly superior to rim brakes, especially under adverse road conditions. True to it's GMC roots, this bicycle is rugged, good looking, and built for the long haul.&lt;p&gt;  &lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BT4W2C?tag=lawlemons-20&amp;amp;camp=0&amp;amp;creative=0&amp;amp;linkCode=as1&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B000BT4W2C&amp;amp;adid=1S6K1KMASWVGM70WY250&amp;amp;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;GMC Topkick Mountain Bike Specifications&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Frame:&lt;/b&gt; 26-inch full suspension aluminum MTB frame  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fork:&lt;/b&gt; Zoom CH-386 suspension fork 65mm travel  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Shocks:&lt;/b&gt; Kind Shock adjustable 650 pounds  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Chain:&lt;/b&gt; KMC Z 51  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Crankset:&lt;/b&gt; Alloy ISA 335P 28x38x48 L170mm  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Front Derailleur:&lt;/b&gt; Falcon MF 31 T  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Rear Derailleur:&lt;/b&gt; Shimano RD-TZ30GS SIS 7SPD  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Shifters:&lt;/b&gt; Microshift TS-50 ADII index L3/R7  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Brake Levers:&lt;/b&gt; GP 30 AP aluminum  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Brakes:&lt;/b&gt; LCHI DSK-320 disk brake 160mm  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Rims:&lt;/b&gt; Alloy black 26-inch X1.5  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tires:&lt;/b&gt; Kenda black with yellow band 700X25C  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stem:&lt;/b&gt; A-head TDS63K-8 EXT:100mm 15D  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Handlebar:&lt;/b&gt; HL-MTB 153 W: 600mm R:30mm  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sadle:&lt;/b&gt; Velo black padded  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Seat Post:&lt;/b&gt; Alloy micro adjust 27.2 X 300mm with quick-release &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;    You may see more details on &lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BT4W2C?tag=lawlemons-20&amp;amp;camp=0&amp;amp;creative=0&amp;amp;linkCode=as1&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B000BT4W2C&amp;amp;adid=1S6K1KMASWVGM70WY250&amp;amp;"&gt;Amazon.com &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;" class="zemanta-pixie"&gt;&lt;a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://reblog.zemanta.com/zemified/bf64bea4-5be9-45b6-99dd-0441dc7ec95d/" title="Reblog this post [with Zemanta]"&gt;&lt;img style="border: medium none ; float: right;" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=bf64bea4-5be9-45b6-99dd-0441dc7ec95d" alt="Reblog this post [with Zemanta]" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="zem-script more-related pretty-attribution"&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript" src="http://static.zemanta.com/readside/loader.js" defer="defer"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3650666880300259640-8908409016908201657?l=mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/feeds/8908409016908201657/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/05/gmc-topkick-dual-suspension-mountain.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/8908409016908201657?v=2'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/8908409016908201657?v=2'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/05/gmc-topkick-dual-suspension-mountain.html' title='GMC Topkick Dual-Suspension Mountain Bike'/><author><name>Eurotime</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11568671715954314576</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03471373360361990847'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry gd:etag='W/&quot;D0cEQX07fSp7ImA9WxJSEEg.&quot;'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650666880300259640.post-2584533440388295028</id><published>2009-04-29T18:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-29T18:30:00.305-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app='http://www.w3.org/2007/app'>2009-04-29T18:30:00.305-07:00</app:edited><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Wheel'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bicycle'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sport'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Shopping'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mountain biking'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Business'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cycling'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mountain bike'/><title>Wheel Truing</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="zemanta-img" style="margin: 1em; float: right; display: block; width: 250px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/31754165@N00/2234342277"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2253/2234342277_fa74567a15_m.jpg" alt="Sidi Eagle 6 SRS Mountain Bike Shoes" style="border: medium none ; display: block;" width="240" height="161" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="zemanta-img-attribution"&gt;Image by &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/31754165@N00/2234342277"&gt;Jasper the Rock Climber&lt;/a&gt; via Flickr&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Wheel Truing&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wheel truing is actually something that is very easy&lt;br /&gt;to do.  Even if you have no experience with mountain&lt;br /&gt;biking or truing a wheel, it doesn't take a rocket&lt;br /&gt;scientist to accomplish it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The first thing to do is make sure that none of your&lt;br /&gt;spokes are loose.  To check, grab each spoke in turn&lt;br /&gt;and try to shake it back and forth.  If the spoke&lt;br /&gt;wobbles, or makes pinging and grating noises, it's&lt;br /&gt;loose.  If it's loose, add tension to the spoke by&lt;br /&gt;turning the spokey anti-clockwise with your finger&lt;br /&gt;and thumb pressure.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Keep turning and shaking until the noise is gone&lt;br /&gt;and the spoke doesn't wobble or move.  Move on to&lt;br /&gt;the next spoke until you've gone all the way around&lt;br /&gt;the wheel and checked them all.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, it's time to see just how true the wheel actually&lt;br /&gt;is.  Turn your bike upside down then spin the wheel&lt;br /&gt;to see where it comes closest to rubbing on the&lt;br /&gt;brake. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You may need to rotate the wheel backwards then&lt;br /&gt;forwards to locate the middle of the bulge on the&lt;br /&gt;wheel.  Tighten the spokes which run on to the&lt;br /&gt;other side of the rim.  If those spokes are already&lt;br /&gt;tight, you'll need to loosen a few of the spokes&lt;br /&gt;which run to the bulge side of the hub. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Truing a wheel is easier than you may think, although&lt;br /&gt;it can be a little tough with some wheels.  If&lt;br /&gt;you need to loosen spokes, be very careful that&lt;br /&gt;you don't break them.  They can be very tough&lt;br /&gt;to loosen on older mountain bikes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;div style="margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;" class="zemanta-pixie"&gt;&lt;a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://reblog.zemanta.com/zemified/c6e64de5-0e66-41d3-9009-5b57d1794205/" title="Zemified by Zemanta"&gt;&lt;img style="border: medium none ; float: right;" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=c6e64de5-0e66-41d3-9009-5b57d1794205" alt="Reblog this post [with Zemanta]" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="zem-script more-related"&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript" src="http://static.zemanta.com/readside/loader.js" defer="defer"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3650666880300259640-2584533440388295028?l=mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/feeds/2584533440388295028/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/04/wheel-truing.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/2584533440388295028?v=2'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/2584533440388295028?v=2'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/04/wheel-truing.html' title='Wheel Truing'/><author><name>Eurotime</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11568671715954314576</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03471373360361990847'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry gd:etag='W/&quot;AkEEQX8-cSp7ImA9WxJTGUs.&quot;'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650666880300259640.post-4766376249407133524</id><published>2009-04-28T18:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-28T18:30:00.159-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app='http://www.w3.org/2007/app'>2009-04-28T18:30:00.159-07:00</app:edited><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sports'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Downhill cycling'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mountain biking'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='BMX'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cyclo-cross'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cycling'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mountain bike'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dirt jumping'/><title>Types Of Mountain Biking</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="zemanta-img" style="margin: 1em; float: right; display: block; width: 250px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59878729@N00/573602326"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1014/573602326_71c5aa15d3_m.jpg" alt="PUMP's Forest Park mountain bike tour" style="border: medium none ; display: block;" width="240" height="160" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="zemanta-img-attribution"&gt;Image by &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59878729@N00/573602326"&gt;BikePortland.org&lt;/a&gt; via Flickr&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Types Of Mountain Biking&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As a sport or a hobby, mountain biking can be split&lt;br /&gt;into 9 different categories.  These categories are&lt;br /&gt;very versed in what they offer.  They are:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  BMX&lt;br /&gt;BMX is a style where the bikes offer 20 inch wheels.&lt;br /&gt;These bikes are commonly used at skate parks or&lt;br /&gt;with dirt jumps.  Because of their smaller wheels&lt;br /&gt;and shorter wheel bases, BMX bikes are much easier&lt;br /&gt;to perform tricks and stunts with.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2.  Cross country&lt;br /&gt;This type of mountain biking involves riding your&lt;br /&gt;bike up and down hills.  Although it's the least&lt;br /&gt;extreme form of mountain biking, most cross country&lt;br /&gt;riders are very fit and go on long rides. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3.  Cyclo cross&lt;br /&gt;This is a cross between road and mountain biking.&lt;br /&gt;These riders have to go over obstacles, cross through&lt;br /&gt;rivers, and race on and off the course.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4.  Dirt jumping&lt;br /&gt;Dirt jumping involves jumping the bike over large&lt;br /&gt;man made dirt jumps then doing tricks while they&lt;br /&gt;are in the air.  These jumps are normally close&lt;br /&gt;together so riders can go over six or more jumps&lt;br /&gt;in one run, gaining a flow to give them more&lt;br /&gt;speed for bigger jumps.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5.  Downhill&lt;br /&gt;Downhill mountain biking involves racing downhill&lt;br /&gt;as fast as possible.  This type of riding is very&lt;br /&gt;intense and extreme, offering riders the chance&lt;br /&gt;for ultimate thrills and excitement.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6.  Freeride&lt;br /&gt;Free riding involves finding the perfect line down&lt;br /&gt;the mountain using all of the terrain to express&lt;br /&gt;yourself.  These competitions are very popular,&lt;br /&gt;as riders can express themselves any way they see&lt;br /&gt;fit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;7.  Single speed&lt;br /&gt;No to be confused with fixed gears, this is a form&lt;br /&gt;of cross country biking that's done using a bike&lt;br /&gt;with only one gear and fewer components.  The idea&lt;br /&gt;with single speed is simplicity.  The straight&lt;br /&gt;chain line will provide efficient pedaling, and&lt;br /&gt;the lack of components mean less mechanical&lt;br /&gt;problems and a lighter bike.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;8.  Street and urban&lt;br /&gt;This type of riding involves riding in urban areas,&lt;br /&gt;ledges, and other types of man made obstacles. &lt;br /&gt;Riders of street and urban biking will do tricks&lt;br /&gt;as well, such as stalls and grinds.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;9.  Trails&lt;br /&gt;Trials are considered an aspect of mountain biking,&lt;br /&gt;although the bikes used look nothing like mountain&lt;br /&gt;bikes.  They use 20 or 26 inch wheels and sport&lt;br /&gt;small, low frames.  Trail riders will hop and&lt;br /&gt;jump their bikes over obstacles, which requires&lt;br /&gt;an extreme amount of balance and concentration.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;div style="margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;" class="zemanta-pixie"&gt;&lt;a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://reblog.zemanta.com/zemified/ae02a280-aca3-4fe9-a83c-20a4aa4fa013/" title="Zemified by Zemanta"&gt;&lt;img style="border: medium none ; float: right;" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=ae02a280-aca3-4fe9-a83c-20a4aa4fa013" alt="Reblog this post [with Zemanta]" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="zem-script more-related"&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript" src="http://static.zemanta.com/readside/loader.js" defer="defer"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3650666880300259640-4766376249407133524?l=mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/feeds/4766376249407133524/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/04/types-of-mountain-biking.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/4766376249407133524?v=2'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/4766376249407133524?v=2'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/04/types-of-mountain-biking.html' title='Types Of Mountain Biking'/><author><name>Eurotime</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11568671715954314576</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03471373360361990847'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry gd:etag='W/&quot;CEUEQH4_eip7ImA9WxJTGEU.&quot;'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650666880300259640.post-6687429731093232141</id><published>2009-04-27T18:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-27T18:30:01.042-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app='http://www.w3.org/2007/app'>2009-04-27T18:30:01.042-07:00</app:edited><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Recreation and Sports'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sports'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mountain biking'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Business'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Clubs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tire'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cycling'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Triathlon'/><title>Things To Take With You</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="zemanta-img" style="margin: 1em; float: right; display: block; width: 212px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Marker1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Marker1.jpg/202px-Marker1.jpg" alt="Modern marker pens" style="border: medium none ; display: block;" width="202" height="152" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="zemanta-img-attribution"&gt;Image via &lt;a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Marker1.jpg"&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Things To Take With You&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When you decide to go mountain biking on a long days&lt;br /&gt;ride, there are several things that you should take&lt;br /&gt;with you.  Below, you'll find the essentials that&lt;br /&gt;you should have with you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  Back pack - a camelback or mule is a good idea here.&lt;br /&gt;2.  Waterproof - the type that packs down very small is&lt;br /&gt;the best to have.&lt;br /&gt;3.  Water - you need at least 2 liters for a long ride.&lt;br /&gt;4.  Food - sandwiches and energy bars are the best to&lt;br /&gt;have with you to eat.&lt;br /&gt;5.  Pump - take a good one with you, as the small mini&lt;br /&gt;pumps are a waste of time and money.&lt;br /&gt;6.  Tire levers if you need them.&lt;br /&gt;7.  Two small inner tubes.&lt;br /&gt;8.  A piece of medium emery paper about 3 inches long&lt;br /&gt;and an inch wide.&lt;br /&gt;9.  A cut up tube of Crest for pinch punctures or to use&lt;br /&gt;as a tire boot.&lt;br /&gt;10.  A carpet needle.&lt;br /&gt;11.  A card of linen thread to repair torn tires.&lt;br /&gt;12.  A good chain splitter&lt;br /&gt;13.  At least two black pins.  You should tape these&lt;br /&gt;to the inside lid of your puncture repair kit.&lt;br /&gt;14.  A set of allen wrenches.  The penknife style is&lt;br /&gt;the best to get.&lt;br /&gt;15.  A small screwdriver.&lt;br /&gt;16.  A first aid kit that includes an elastic bandage.&lt;br /&gt;17.  A Spokey spoke key.&lt;br /&gt;18.  A felt tip pen that will show on inner tubes.&lt;br /&gt;19.  Some lunch and phone money.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you take the above with you, you should have no&lt;br /&gt;problems with long mountain bike rides.  Everything on&lt;br /&gt;the above list will serve a purpose, all you have to do&lt;br /&gt;is give them a chance.  If you've ever been mountain&lt;br /&gt;biking and ran into problems in the past, you should&lt;br /&gt;know first hand just how important the proper supplies&lt;br /&gt;can actually be.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;div style="margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;" class="zemanta-pixie"&gt;&lt;a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://reblog.zemanta.com/zemified/0300320a-526a-4c06-9c9f-61392bff7918/" title="Zemified by Zemanta"&gt;&lt;img style="border: medium none ; float: right;" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=0300320a-526a-4c06-9c9f-61392bff7918" alt="Reblog this post [with Zemanta]" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="zem-script more-related"&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript" src="http://static.zemanta.com/readside/loader.js" defer="defer"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3650666880300259640-6687429731093232141?l=mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/feeds/6687429731093232141/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/04/things-to-take-with-you.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/6687429731093232141?v=2'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/6687429731093232141?v=2'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/04/things-to-take-with-you.html' title='Things To Take With You'/><author><name>Eurotime</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11568671715954314576</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03471373360361990847'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry gd:etag='W/&quot;D08EQH8yeSp7ImA9WxJTF0Q.&quot;'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650666880300259640.post-6238851195080627450</id><published>2009-04-26T18:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-26T18:30:01.191-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app='http://www.w3.org/2007/app'>2009-04-26T18:30:01.191-07:00</app:edited><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sports'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='France'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='United States'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Buffalo Soldier'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mountain biking'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Paris'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Northern California'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cycling'/><title>The History Of Mountain Biking</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="zemanta-img" style="margin: 1em; float: right; display: block; width: 212px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Mountain-biker-climbs.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Mountain-biker-climbs.jpg/202px-Mountain-biker-climbs.jpg" alt="A cross-country mountain biker climbs on an un..." style="border: medium none ; display: block;" width="202" height="149" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="zemanta-img-attribution"&gt;Image via &lt;a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Mountain-biker-climbs.jpg"&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;The History Of Mountain Biking&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is a lot of history and information out there&lt;br /&gt;in regards to the history and origins of mountain&lt;br /&gt;biking, with some being recognized and some that&lt;br /&gt;depends on who has the best firm of public relations.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some say that mountain biking began with the Buffalo&lt;br /&gt;Soldiers, which was a turn of the century infantry&lt;br /&gt;who customized bikes to carry gear over the rough and&lt;br /&gt;tough terrain.  They began in August of 1896, over&lt;br /&gt;the course of 800 miles.  Their mission was simple -&lt;br /&gt;to test bikes for military use in the toughest of&lt;br /&gt;terrain.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Others say it was the Velo Cross Club of France&lt;br /&gt;that started mountain biking.  The club was comprised&lt;br /&gt;of 20 young bikers from Paris, who between 1951 and&lt;br /&gt;1956 developed a sport that resembles present day&lt;br /&gt;mountain biking.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It could have also been John Finley Scott, who was&lt;br /&gt;the first mountain biker in the U.S.  In 1953 he&lt;br /&gt;constructed what he called a "Woodsie Bike", using&lt;br /&gt;a diamond frame, balloon tires, flat handle bars,&lt;br /&gt;and cantilever brakes.  He was more than 20 years&lt;br /&gt;ahead of his time.  Even though he remained an off&lt;br /&gt;road enthusiast, there were many at that time who&lt;br /&gt;didn't share that same passion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today, we believe that the history of the mountain&lt;br /&gt;bike is most apparent in Northern California.  There&lt;br /&gt;are a few areas that claim to be the first community&lt;br /&gt;for mountain biking, although each and every history&lt;br /&gt;book will tell you Marin County.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The sport of mountain biking has taken many twists&lt;br /&gt;and turns over the last several hundred years.  Even&lt;br /&gt;though there are many that say different things about&lt;br /&gt;the history and the beginning, we know one thing&lt;br /&gt;for sure - one thing has led to another and the&lt;br /&gt;sport of mountain biking was born.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;div style="margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;" class="zemanta-pixie"&gt;&lt;a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://reblog.zemanta.com/zemified/84ae9f81-4e22-4266-b5a7-bf1b551b32bb/" title="Zemified by Zemanta"&gt;&lt;img style="border: medium none ; float: right;" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=84ae9f81-4e22-4266-b5a7-bf1b551b32bb" alt="Reblog this post [with Zemanta]" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="zem-script more-related"&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript" src="http://static.zemanta.com/readside/loader.js" defer="defer"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3650666880300259640-6238851195080627450?l=mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/feeds/6238851195080627450/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/04/history-of-mountain-biking.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/6238851195080627450?v=2'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/6238851195080627450?v=2'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/04/history-of-mountain-biking.html' title='The History Of Mountain Biking'/><author><name>Eurotime</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11568671715954314576</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03471373360361990847'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry gd:etag='W/&quot;A0MEQH45eip7ImA9WxJTF00.&quot;'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650666880300259640.post-8398434216106263624</id><published>2009-04-25T18:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-25T18:30:01.022-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app='http://www.w3.org/2007/app'>2009-04-25T18:30:01.022-07:00</app:edited><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Recreation and Sports'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bicycle'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sport'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mountain biking'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='BMX'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bicycle pedal'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cycling'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mountain bike'/><title>The Bunny Hop</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="zemanta-img" style="margin: 1em; float: right; display: block; width: 250px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/28510385@N07/2659542793"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3096/2659542793_89395e8125_m.jpg" alt="Mountain Bike Racer" style="border: medium none ; display: block;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="zemanta-img-attribution"&gt;Image by &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/28510385@N07/2659542793"&gt;ericfoltz&lt;/a&gt; via Flickr&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;The Bunny Hop&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In mountain biking and even BMX riding, the bunny hop&lt;br /&gt;is a bike trick that involved the rider lifting the&lt;br /&gt;bike up and over an obstacle while remaining in&lt;br /&gt;motion on the bike.  Experienced bikers can lift&lt;br /&gt;their bikes in excess of a meter or one and a half&lt;br /&gt;feet.  The world record for the bunny hop stands at&lt;br /&gt;4 feet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The bunny hop is executed by approaching an obstacle&lt;br /&gt;with speed, lifting the front of the bike then&lt;br /&gt;leveling the pedals.  If the bike has full or front&lt;br /&gt;suspension, pre-load the shocks by pressing down&lt;br /&gt;on the bike just before you reach the obstacle.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Once the shocks have been pre-loaded, the rider&lt;br /&gt;will spring upwards, pulling up with the hands and&lt;br /&gt;feet at the same time.  Toe straps or clipless&lt;br /&gt;pedals help with this, although if plain platform&lt;br /&gt;pedals are used, it's still possible.  As the biker&lt;br /&gt;lifts, the hands will roll through twisting the&lt;br /&gt;throttle.  After the object is cleared, push down&lt;br /&gt;on the bike then absorb the impact with the arms&lt;br /&gt;and the legs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's often times a misconception that a bunny hop&lt;br /&gt;without toe clips is achieved by rotating forward&lt;br /&gt;on the handlebars.  Lifting up on a mountain bike&lt;br /&gt;while standing next to it is quite difficult to&lt;br /&gt;hold on to the handle bars. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The bunny hop is very popular with mountain biking,&lt;br /&gt;as experienced riders can make it look a lot easier&lt;br /&gt;than it actually is.  New mountain bikers should&lt;br /&gt;practice a lot before they actually attempt the&lt;br /&gt;hop, as doing it on a bigger obstacle can easily&lt;br /&gt;be quite dangerous.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With proper practice, the bunny hop can be achieved,&lt;br /&gt;even for beginners.  All you have to do is give it&lt;br /&gt;some time and effort, and you'll be pulling off the&lt;br /&gt;bunny hop just like the pro's do it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;div style="margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;" class="zemanta-pixie"&gt;&lt;a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://reblog.zemanta.com/zemified/8e37d09d-51b6-467a-97d2-f705c950edaa/" title="Zemified by Zemanta"&gt;&lt;img style="border: medium none ; float: right;" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=8e37d09d-51b6-467a-97d2-f705c950edaa" alt="Reblog this post [with Zemanta]" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="zem-script more-related"&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript" src="http://static.zemanta.com/readside/loader.js" defer="defer"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3650666880300259640-8398434216106263624?l=mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/feeds/8398434216106263624/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/04/bunny-hop.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/8398434216106263624?v=2'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/8398434216106263624?v=2'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/04/bunny-hop.html' title='The Bunny Hop'/><author><name>Eurotime</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11568671715954314576</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03471373360361990847'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry gd:etag='W/&quot;CUcEQXc6cSp7ImA9WxJTFk8.&quot;'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650666880300259640.post-4083094806968996986</id><published>2009-04-24T18:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-24T18:30:00.919-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app='http://www.w3.org/2007/app'>2009-04-24T18:30:00.919-07:00</app:edited><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Recreation and Sports'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sport'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mountain biking'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Downhill'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cycling'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Triathlon'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mountain bike'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Trail Information'/><title>Technical Down Hill Mountain Biking</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="zemanta-img" style="margin: 1em; float: right; display: block; width: 212px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Une%28Japanese%29%28ridge%29-_between_plowed_furrows.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Une%28Japanese%29%28ridge%29-_between_plowed_furrows.JPG/202px-Une%28Japanese%29%28ridge%29-_between_plowed_furrows.JPG" alt="une(Japanese)(ridge)which is between plowed fu..." style="border: medium none ; display: block;" width="202" height="152" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="zemanta-img-attribution"&gt;Image via &lt;a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Une%28Japanese%29%28ridge%29-_between_plowed_furrows.JPG"&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Technical Down Hill Mountain Biking&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The key to down hilling is relaxing your upper body.&lt;br /&gt;The steeper and rockier the hill is, the more tightly&lt;br /&gt;the rider tends to put a death grip on the handle&lt;br /&gt;bars.  Most riders tend to slow down as they approach&lt;br /&gt;obstacles such as rocks, then apply both brakes. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you don't apply your brakes, the rock will stop&lt;br /&gt;your wheel.  This isn't good, as the rock can throw&lt;br /&gt;you off balance and completely kill any type of&lt;br /&gt;momentum you have.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Relaxed riders won't slow down as much.  The&lt;br /&gt;combination of extra momentum, no front braking at&lt;br /&gt;crucial moments will allow the wheel to bump over&lt;br /&gt;the rock and continue onward with little effort.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are going slow, it's essential to release&lt;br /&gt;your brakes as much as possible when you approach&lt;br /&gt;an obstacle.  This may entail going a bit faster,&lt;br /&gt;although the result is much less painful.  On&lt;br /&gt;steep hills, going really slow will always make&lt;br /&gt;things much more difficult.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One exception to this is a very tight turn.  If a&lt;br /&gt;hop is out of the question, you'll need to slow&lt;br /&gt;down to allow the smallest radius of turning circle.&lt;br /&gt;This kind of thing takes practice, although track&lt;br /&gt;standing isa great way to improve on your balance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although down hilling is one of the most extreme&lt;br /&gt;methods of mountain biking, it can also be one of&lt;br /&gt;the most dangerous.  If you're new to mountain biking&lt;br /&gt;you shouldn't start out with down hilling, as it&lt;br /&gt;takes a lot of practice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With a bit of practice and knowing the right&lt;br /&gt;techniques, technical down hilling is something you'll&lt;br /&gt;find fun.  It can provide quite a rush and a lot&lt;br /&gt;of excitement for those who seek adventure.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;div style="margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;" class="zemanta-pixie"&gt;&lt;a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://reblog.zemanta.com/zemified/81326b84-3f40-4c3c-a40c-77512849c8b4/" title="Zemified by Zemanta"&gt;&lt;img style="border: medium none ; float: right;" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=81326b84-3f40-4c3c-a40c-77512849c8b4" alt="Reblog this post [with Zemanta]" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="zem-script more-related"&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript" src="http://static.zemanta.com/readside/loader.js" defer="defer"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3650666880300259640-4083094806968996986?l=mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/feeds/4083094806968996986/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/04/technical-down-hill-mountain-biking.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/4083094806968996986?v=2'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650666880300259640/posts/default/4083094806968996986?v=2'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mountain-bikingkit.blogspot.com/2009/04/technical-down-hill-mountain-biking.html' title='Technical Down Hill Mountain Biking'/><author><name>Eurotime</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11568671715954314576</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03471373360361990847'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry></feed>