EP 26: PureAloha Adventures with Eva Ramos
Off the Beaten Path Outdoor Recreation Destinations to Avoid the…
Read moreFor mountain biking beginners, let’s start with the absolute basic question, what is mountain biking? Essentially, it doesn’t necessarily require mountains, but constitutes any sort of dirt surface riding (small hills count, too) on a bicycle that has knobby tires and usually some type of suspension (shocks). Anyone who can ride a bike can ride a mountain bike, although there are a series of techniques specific to braking, turning, riding uphill and downhill and negotiating obstacles and technical features. We will get into all of those here, as well as necessary mountain biking gear, clothing, costs, terminology, destinations and essentials.
For mountain biking beginners, let’s start with the absolute basic doesn’t necessarily require mountains, but constitutes any sort of dirt surface riding (small hills count, too) on a bicycle that has knobby tires and usually some type of suspension (shocks). Anyone who can ride a bike can ride a mountain bike, although there are a series of techniques specific to braking, turning, riding uphill and downhill and negotiating obstacles and technical features. We will get into all of those here, as well as necessary mountain biking gear, clothing, costs, terminology, destinations and essentials.