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Types of Mountain Bikes: Tips for Choosing the Best
Are you in the market for a new mountain bike, but having difficulties deciding where to start? It can be overwhelming with all the different types of mountain bikes on the market today. The following tips will help you get started on your search for the perfect bike.

Create Your Best Mountain Bike Season Yet in 2012!
Now that the 2011 season is over (for most of us) and you have had a few weeks off from serious training, riding or competition it is time to prepare for next season. If you are serious about becoming the best rider or racer you can be now is the time to act. Step One: Assess your racing season and your riding ability. Honestly and objectively answer the following questions about your 2011 season.

Mavic Wheels- Designed by the Marketing and Accounting Departments?
In recent times I feel Mavic’s products have really slipped in engineering terms. Mavic rims were once the only thing I’d consider for my Mountain Bike, and the Open Pro was the best road rim you could put on a road bike. Now however they seem to have added gimmick after gimmick until their wheels are starting to be nearly non usable.

Are Shimano Mountain Bike Wheels Worth Buying?
There was a day when nearly every Mountain bike had Shimano hubs and somebody else’s rims. Then prebuilt system wheels became popular and even Shimano had to enter the wheel business. But now days they just don’t have the market share they once had.