Comments on: mountain biking – an introduction http://velofolk.wordpress.com/2009/07/09/mountain-biking-an-introduction/ an occasional word about bikes and bicycling from Lenawee County, Michigan Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:38:38 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Cyclist http://velofolk.wordpress.com/2009/07/09/mountain-biking-an-introduction/#comment-194 Cyclist Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:06:36 +0000 http://velofolk.wordpress.com/?p=659#comment-194 MTBs usually do since they're the jeep wrangler of the cycling world, especially the full suspension models these days, a rugged go anywhere bike. Though I always thought road bikes got more press since they are raced alot ( Tour de France ) and widely used for city commuting or atleast from what I've always seen. I've owned 2 MTBs so far: one full suspension 24 (wheel diameter) and a rigid 26. I sold the 24 for the 26 and it's been modified for city use with slick tires but they're still the wide mountain rim/wheel since I can't afford a real road bike etc right now. Interesting side note about mountain bike press.. there's a cereal type of bar commercial that has a woman mountain biking in the country. Good ad possibly selling both their product and the idea of cycling. It'd be nice to see a few less cars and a few more cycles on the roads overall. But that's my 2 cents on this one. MTBs usually do since they’re the jeep wrangler of the cycling world, especially the full suspension models these days, a rugged go anywhere bike. Though I always thought road bikes got more press since they are raced alot ( Tour de France ) and widely used for city commuting or atleast from what I’ve always seen. I’ve owned 2 MTBs so far: one full suspension 24 (wheel diameter) and a rigid 26. I sold the 24 for the 26 and it’s been modified for city use with slick tires but they’re still the wide mountain rim/wheel since I can’t afford a real road bike etc right now.

Interesting side note about mountain bike press.. there’s a cereal type of bar commercial that has a woman mountain biking in the country. Good ad possibly selling both their product and the idea of cycling. It’d be nice to see a few less cars and a few more cycles on the roads overall. But that’s my 2 cents on this one.

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]]> By: the village scribe http://velofolk.wordpress.com/2009/07/09/mountain-biking-an-introduction/#comment-191 the village scribe Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:20:54 +0000 http://velofolk.wordpress.com/?p=659#comment-191 "...mountain bikes get more press." That's an interesting observation. Has anyone else found this to be true? Is it characteristic of certain locations? I wouldn't be surprised to find something like this in the four corners region of the southwest United States, for example. But I wouldn't have expected it in Rhode Island. “…mountain bikes get more press.” That’s an interesting observation. Has anyone else found this to be true? Is it characteristic of certain locations?

I wouldn’t be surprised to find something like this in the four corners region of the southwest United States, for example. But I wouldn’t have expected it in Rhode Island.

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