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Selecting Great Mountain Bikes begins with selecting the right type of mountain bike (MTB) for you. Yes, it all comes back down to the kind of riding you do.

My current bike is thirteen years old and still going powerful. The questions I am about to share with you, are the ones I utilized when studying great mountain bikes for myself. Lately I utilized the same concerns to find a good MTB for my 9 year old son's birthday. I began researching kids mountain bikes and applied the exact same questions to help select the correct bike for him. I am pleased to say, the bike is a ideal fit for him and has renewed his love of bike riding.

So how do you go about selecting the correct bike? Simply by asking a series of concerns created help you select the greatest bike for you.

What is your riding experience? What is the age and height is the bike rider? Is the bike going to be utilized for commuting or cross-country riding? Is the bike going to be used for mountain cruising? Is the bike going to be used for rocky trails? Is the bike going to be used for rugged downhill tracks? Is the bike going to be used for jumping and aerial tricks?

The type of riding you intend to undertake will greatly influence the style and bike configuration. Although most mountain bikes appear comparable, there is a huge distinction in frame types, steering geometry, suspension, gearing as well as the wheels, brakes and tyres.

As a rule of thumb, a newbie rider will best be served by a recreational cross nation bike. If you intend to do a great deal of riding on pavement and off-road, select a model with great front suspension, no rear suspension (hardtail) as they have the best efficiency and comfort. If you intend to do much more off-road riding, a complete suspension frame is greatest.

If you intend to use it exclusively off-street and mainly over rough terrain appear for a greater finish complete suspension model as these will have a higher variety of suspension travel and a heavier more robust frame and brakes. This will help with the comfort and stability of your ride.

Downhill MTB's must be extremely heavy duty in style and have lower, looser steering geometry. These design modifications make the bike much more responsive at quick speeds down steep slopes these bikes are created for the much more skilled rider.

Depending on the kind of riding you wish to undertake the following is a checklist of great MTB brands which I have discovered to be great quality and good worth for cash. They are Giant, Diamondback, Kona, Trek, Norco, Schwinn, Mongoose and GT brand bikes.

The final thing you need to determine is, do you want great, or do you want cheap. The words "great" and "cheap" are not synonymous, nor are great bikes generally found in low cost division shops.

While studying Kids mountain bikes, I discover a renewed passion for the sport as both my sons now have road bikes. We bought a 21 speed - 24 inch "GT Stomper" for my 9 year old son whilst my eleven year old son rides a 5 yr old, 7 speed - twenty inch Schwinn.

My eleven yr old does well to maintain up with us on our larger and faster bikes. His bike is much much more agile over jumps and tight tracks. He now wants to upgrade to a bigger 26" bike. Due to his age and height, frame selection is crucial as he is going through rapid growth spurts. He is currently just that little as well brief for a medium frame size. We are waiting till his subsequent birthday prior to choosing a good mountain bike with a bigger frame dimension that he will not outgrow as well quickly.

I should commend my son as he has learnt that there is a distinction between a cheap bike, a great bike and a affordable bike. We stated we would look at a GT aggressor, a affordable bike, great for its price range nevertheless, he has his eyes on the Mongoose Tyax Comp or if he can stretch his financial savings a GT Avalanche 1.