If you love racing bicycles on the road then you will not be satisfied with any regular bike available in the stores. It is much better to go for specially built bikes like Scott bikes for road racing or Cervelo Bikes for time trials. You no more have to worry about the ordinary bikes that are just suited for ordinary people. The custom made Scott and Cervelo bikes can be built suiting your own preferences. Now you can adjust the saddle height to your own comfort level. Modify the seat and angle to sit comfortably on your cycle while you are on roads. You can also alter other positions for speed.

On the internet, you can find several websites that sell customized bikes for outdoor aficionados just like you. These bikes are built for special purposes like racing which make your ride comfortable. You can buy the bike that suits your preference. You can also buy other parts of the bike such as handle bar, and other spare parts that can replace the parts in your own old bike. Road bikes for ladies are also popular on the internet as women too like to explore their passion for racing..

If you like to ride a Scott or Cervelo bike in time trials, you won’t be satisfied with just any accessories. You have to add additional accessories to your bike so that it can be more aerodynamic. Several accessories from Slane cycles suitable for bike riders can also be purchased online. Normally, these accessories are difficult to find in your retail stores. Even if they are available, you can’t find many choices. You can add a GPS enabled cycle computer with heart rate monitor to your cycle and keep a watch on level of your heart rate associated with your speed.

You can add ultramodern aerodynamic wheels and handlebars. You don’t have to be a cycle expert to add the accessories to your Scott bike. The accessories and components that you buy from Slane cycles can be easily added to your bike. If you can’t afford buying a new modern custom bike, you can remodel your existing old bike and give a new look to it using the accessories and components. While buying such accessories, you must consider the usefulness of the products as well.

A cyclist can ride his bike comfortably only using a comfortable clothing and shoes. You can buy racing shoes, rainwear, shorts, skinsuit and much more from the same website without having to visit one shop after another. Helmets are essential for bike riders to ensure safety. You don’t have to mess up with the old boring helmets. Try out latest and modern helmets that ensure an extra protection for your hard skull. Don’t forget to take care of your bikes, you need various tools and the latest tool kits will ensure that you can keep your bikes in perfect condition at all times.

Off-Road Bike Racing and Preparation

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When it comes to motorcycles, there are several different types. There are street bikes, cruisers, sports bikes, and touring motorcycles. There is also a popular bike that is considered to be an off-road motorcycle and more commonly referred to as dirt bikes. These motorcycles are carefully designed to perform specific functions. The following bullet points are typically true for off road bikes compared with standard street bikes.

Off-road bikes are light weight with a small engine. They enable a long suspension travel as well as high ground clearance. Dirt bikes are simple and rugged in construction, requiring little to no body work or fairing. They usually consist of large wheels with knobby tires which are clamped to the rim using rim-locks.

Because of their sports like features, off road motorcycles are often customized for a variety of off road motorcycle sports. Most bikers prefer to use honda motorcycle parts when customizing.

Motocross: This is simply racing while taking jumps in competition with other dirt bikers. Rally raid or “Rallies”: This is simply long distance racing, usually located through deserts and terrain. Trials: This is an extremely specialized sport that focuses on balancing skills and precision as opposed to speed. Track racing: This is high speed oval racing that involves no brakes, no suspension, two gears at most, and a methanol fueled engine. Note: These machines are not street legal.

When it comes to motorcycles, there are so many uses. And off-road bikes are the best when it comes to competitive biking sports. If you don’t have one already, get yourself a dirt bike and take yourself for a fast ride around your backyard.

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Dawes bikes have been in the cycle manufacturing business for over a 100 years now. They offer a decent collection of road cycles. The Dawes Bicycle company was founded in the year 1906 in Birmingham, UK when Charles Dawes merged business with a cycle company that was originally called Humphries & Dawes. The Humphries were in the business of manufacturing motorcycles, which they continued doing while Dawes concentrated on Road Bicycles for the Racing Cycle market. By 1926 Dawes Cycles was fully established and it focused on the production of cycles. Dawes Cycles are famous for their quality as they are hand built by an extremely skilled and experienced workforce. One of the best selling Dawes Cycles in the cycle market was the Dawes Galaxy a Road Bike which was especially built for Touring, and that is still being made today and also the Dawes Super Galaxy. The new range of Dawes Road Cycles includes the Dawes Giro range with the Giro 200, Giro 300, Giro 400 and Giro 500 and all of them differ slightly to cater to a wide range of consumers and wallets. The current best selling road cycle is the Giro 500 the frame is built from double butted alloy 6061 with carbon stays and an Alloy Steerer with carbon blades. The finishing kit of the Giro models, are all of the best quality. The Sportif Ultra Ti comes form the Dawes Sportif range, the price of the Sportif Ultra ti is similar to that of the Giro 500. The Sportif Ti is made from hi tech Titanium and built for comfort with a low weight and Sportif/Audax geometry the ride characteristics of the Sportif 3AI/2.5V are superb and give comfort that only titanium frames can give- rigid, and comfortable with carbon forks, Shimano Ultegra compact gear set and WH-RS20 wheels. So, if one is looking for high quality hand made cycles with a long tradition of comfort and service, then Dawes Road cycles are the answer which would help you in the sport of road cycling.

Dawes Bike Offerings
Dawes was one of the first companies to produce a complete single speed mountain bike, the Edge One.
Some vintage Dawes cycles have a distinctive curved seat tube that parallels the rear wheel closely, in order to reduce the wheelbase.

This British brand of bicycle has a long heritage of making great quality bikes. From tandem to folding bikes, and even BMX and freestyle bikes, Dawes has what you need. You can even convert one into a Dawes fixed gear bike (why not!). Check out these different styles and offers and figure out if Dawes is the bike brand for you. You just might find what you’re looking for.

Types of Dawes Bikes

12″ Wheel (2 1/2 to 5 yrs)
14″ Wheel (4 to 6 yrs)
16″ Wheel (5 to 7 yrs)
20″ Wheel (7 to 9 yrs)
24″ Wheel (9 to 11 yrs)
BMX – Dirtjump
BMX – Freestyle
Leisure Bikes – Comfort Bikes (26W)
Leisure Bikes – Fast City
Leisure Bikes – Folding Bikes
Leisure Bikes – Hybrids
Leisure Bikes – Traditional
Leisure Bikes – Trekking
Mountain Bikes – Front Suspension
Mountain Bikes – No Suspension (Rigid)
Mountain Bikes – Womens
Racing – Cyclo Cross
Racing – Road Racing
Racing – Single Speed
Tandems
Tourers / Audax

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BMX bike sales are growing faster than almost any other type of bicycle. BMX bikes can be seen on every street, sidewalk and even in their natural habitat, off-road. Even if you never leave your house you’ve certainly seen such bikes on TV. Sure, you probably know what a BMX bike is, but what you probably don’t know is what exactly differentiates a BMX bike from other bikes. We’ll tell you how they’re different.

Our journey starts with their origin and it’s actually quite simple. Bikes remained pretty much the same for many decades after they were invented, but the popularity of off-road motorcycle racing, or motocross, during the 60′s changed that. Kids saw the pros racing around on their dirt bikes and taking them off dirt ramps. They wanted to be like their heroes so kids imitated them on their bikes, which, at the time, weren’t made for such rough-housing. It didn’t take long for bike manufacturers to catch on and start manufacturing bikes made specifically for the rigors of racing and jumping off-road. Soon there were sanctioned bicycle motocross (BMX) all over the country. The BMX segment of the market grew and grew and continues to expand today. And of course most the kids (and adults) you see on these bikes don’t ever race and probably don’t jump them off anything more daring than a curb. Still though, BMX bikes are made to take a beating.

Moving on let us discuss the physical attributes of the BMX bike that makes it different from other bikes. The particular features can be narrowed down to the frame, the wheels/tires, the brakes, and the gears.

BMX bikes’ frames are designed to be very light so it can be easily maneuvered and very strong so it can withstand the stresses of jumping and racing. The light weight of a BMX frame is also important because a lighter bike can save you valuable seconds in a close-fought BMX race. Aluminum and chrome-moly steel are the two materials most favored by BMX’ers. Regular bikes are usually made from cheap grades of steel prone to rusting or even breaking when put under a lot of stress.

One more distinguishing element of the BMX bikes is their wheels and tires. Most BMX bikes have 20″ rims, of course they can also be purchased in other sizes. There is the 12″ size for young children just learning to ride. These days kids are learning to ride bikes before they learn to read! The next size up is the 16″ wheel. These bikes are mostly used by kids from the ages of 8 to 12. Once they enter the teen years, most kids ride the 20″ bikes. This is the size favored by many adults and pros, as well. There are BMX bikes with even larger wheels or in-between sizes but they aren’t as popular.

BMX bikes have tires that are different from conventional road bikes. They’re knobby to give them excellent traction on dirt trails and tracks. In fact, they’re very similar to mountain bike tires, just smaller.

Speaking of the devil, mountain bikes, they often have as many as 21 gears! Road bikes and beach cruisers typically don’t have that many but they do range from 3 to 18 speeds. BMX bikes, on the other hand, have just one gear. They have one sprocket up front and one on the back wheel. That’s it, they use just one gear because they’re made for all-out sprints and to have precise control for freestyle tricks.

Another element that makes BMX bikes different from conventional bikes are their brakes. BMX bikes often have just a rear brake. Having a front brake increases the likelihood of accidentally using just the front one and causing an accident. Plus, racers don’t need the extra braking power because they don’t want to slow down! A BMX bike made for doing tricks will have a front brake, though.

Usually, BMX bikes also come with pads to protect the rider during accidents and wrecks, which can happen a lot during races. Most racers don’t bother with pads, though, they’re too cool for that. If the bike does have pads, they’re usually on the top bar, handlebar clamp, and the handlebar crossbar.

Making and selling BMX bikes is a booming business, and their popularity has increased across almost all segments of the market. You can often see BMX riders on televised competitions and commercials. BMX bikes are being ridden by all sorts of people, from professional riders to five year olds just having fun, adults who never grew out of them, and everyone in between.

The availability of BMX bikes comes in a range of sizes to accommodate all types of riders and all ages. They also have many specialized features to suit a variety of uses. There are, of course, a wide range in prices, too. If you are considering buying a bike for yourself or someone else, your best source of information are the people at your local bike shop. There’s also tons of reliable information online. The two main issues you need to consider are how the bike is going to be used and how much you are willing to spend. From there it’s up to you. 

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Mountain Bike, abbreviated as MTBs or ATBs (All Terrain Bikes) is a bike that are meant for riding on dirt paths or unpaved environments. They are more rugged than road bicycles, and can handle more strain.

The tires of the mountain bike are wider and knobbier than road bikes, for more grip and shock absorption. Front suspension for the MTBs is becoming the norm, and in today’s mountain bikes, you can find front and rear suspension. The wheels are usually 26″ in diameter, but this is slowly changing to 29″ in the newer mountain bikes.

Mountain Bikes can be widely classified into four types.

* Fully Rigid

* Hard Tail

* Soft Tail

* Dual/ Full Suspension

Fully Rigid Mountain Bikes don’t have any suspension, and their frames have fixed rears and a rigid fork.

Hard Tail Mountain Bikes have a suspension fork in the front, and no suspension in the rear. A soft tail Mountain bike has very less suspension in the rear, and its frame has a flex in the rear, rather than the pivot. A Full Suspension MTB has a suspension fork in the front, and a rear suspension as well, with a link that lets the rear wheel move on a pivot.

Until recently, MTBs had the same design and geometry of Road Bikes. When mountain biking became more popular, riding became more aggressive, and new mountain bikes with lighter and stronger frames were created to cater to the rider’s needs and aggressive riding style.

The New-age mountain bikes have 21, 24 or 27 speeds. They usually have 3 gears in the front. The rear has 7, 8 or 9 gears. They also feature disc brakes. This gives the rider better stopping power than normal rim brakes. They can also take heavy breaking without wearing out soon, and causing lesser problems.

There are a wide range of tire types for mountain bikes. Some styles include slick street tires, sticky rubber tires, etc. Tubeless tires are also gaining popularity in the MTB world for their pinch flat resistance. Some good MTB tire manufacturers are Wilderness Trail Bikes, Schwalbe, Kenda, Maxxis, Nokian, etc.

Mountain biking has become more of an adventure sport by itself, and lot of equipment can be found just for mountain bikers, most of it safety related. Protective gear that is worn by the rider is often referred to as ‘Armor’, and is work to protect against injuries. ‘Armors’ may range from just knee and elbow caps, to full body padding. Usually, Downhill and freestyle bikers wear more armor, as their riding styles are more dangerous and prone to injuries. Most of these bodysuits also have special protection for the spine, comprising of a set of plastic plates, covered with foam.

Most bike parks require bikers to wear full face helmets, to protect against injury. These helmets a just like their counterparts used in motocross, but are considerably more ventilated and lighter. Most professional riders wear these by choice, to avoid head injuries.

Some of the Mountain Bike manufacturers are Airborne cycles, Alpine design MTBs, Arrow Racing, Dagger, Dart, Full Dynamix, etc.

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