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The control of your mountain bike depends on the amount of pressure in your tires.

Too high tire pressure can result to poor contact with ground and will give you less control over your bike. If too low, can make your tires unpredictable and more prone to pinch flats.

The pressure on your tires greatly varies from one rider to another and they setup of your tires. The trail conditions and terrain where you will be riding can also have an effect on your tires.

Trial and error system will help you determine what the right amount of pressure should be used on your tires. Learning that trick can certainly help a rider gauge how much pressure his tires would need and therefore be able to adjust the pressure for different trails as needed.

To help you know your bike tire pressure, you should get a reliable pressure gauge or pump with pressure gauge. This can be helpful when you need to make changes in the pressure.

When pumping your filling your tires with pressure, you should begin with a higher pressure of around 40-50 psi. For tubeless system, it should start lower, around 30-40 psi. Remember, the more you weigh, the higher pressure to start with. Try the pressure for a while and feel how your tires take corners and loose dirt while biking.

Then drop the pressure by 5 psi in each tire and feel how it affects your tires. Compare it to you previous set up. If no improvement in stability, drop another 5 psi.

A pinch flat happens when your tire rolls over an object then compresses it to the point where the tire and the tube get pinched between the rim and the object. This should be avoided especially when you want to determine the lowest pressure you can ride in.

You can run much lower pressure for tubeless tire systems so no worries about getting pinch flats. You will know that the pressure is too low when you start denting your rims or feel the tire roll under the rim.

Learning what feels right for your tires even your bike takes time. You have to be patient in finding things like the right amount of pressure and other stuff about biking to enjoy and be safe at the same time when you are riding your bike.

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A mountain bike is all you need in mountain biking.  This contains may parts that we will cover below :

• Bottom Bracker – Attaching the crankset to the body of the bike.
• Brake Cable – This cable is connected to brake lever up to the brake mechanism.
• Brake lever – The lever is installed at the left and right of the handle bar. The left side is for the front brake and the right side is for the rear brake.
• Chain – This is the circular set of links that transfer power from the chain ring to the gears.
• Chain ring – This is the toothed ring that attach to crank to hold the chain.
• Crank – This is the lever that extends from the bottom bracket to the pedal and transfer the power to the chan rings.
• Derailleur – This is the mechanism for moving the chain from one gear to another.
• Down tube – This is the section of the frame that extends downward from the stem to the bottom bracket.
• Front shock – This is the shock absorber on the front fork.
• Handlebar – This is the horizontal bar attached to the stem with handgrip on the end.
• Headset – This is the mechanism in the front frame that connects the fork to the stem and handlebar.
• Hub – This is the center parts of the wheel, were the spokes are attached.
• Idler pulley – This is the bottom pulley of the rear derailleur that provides spring tension to keep the chain tight.
• Nipple – This is a threaded receptacle that holds the end of the spoke to the rim.
• Pedals – This is the platform to pedal on; attached to the crank.
• Rear shock – This is the shock absorber for the rear, mostly use on dual suspension type bikes.
• Rim – This is the metal ring that holds the spokes on the inside and the tire to the outside.
• Saddle – This is the seat.
• Seat post – This is the metal tube that hold and support the seat.
• Skewer – This is the metal rod that goes through the hub, attaching the wheel to the dropouts of the frame.
• Spindle – This is the free rotating axle that the crank arms are attach to; it is also a part of the bottom bracket.
• Spokes – This is the thick wires that joins the hub to the rim.
• Stem – This is the portion that attaches the handlebar to the steering tube.
• Wheel hub – This is the center of the wheel, were the spokes are attach.

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Mountain biking can be split into 9 different categories that are verse in what can they offer. The following are:

• BMX- has 20 inch wheels and are commonly used at skate parks or dirt jumps. It is easy to perform tricks and stunts with because of their smaller wheels.
•  Cross Country- made for riding up and down hills. It is considered to be the least extreme form of mountain biking.
•  Cyclo cross- a cross between road and mountain biking where the riders have to go through obstacles, cross rivers and race on and off course or trials.
•  Dirt jumping- used to jump over man-made dirt jumps while doing tricks on air.
•  Downhill- for racing downhill as fast as possible. It is very intense and extreme that is very perfect for adventure seekers.
•  Freeride- Competitions on this are popular as the rider has to find the perfect line down the mountain using all of the terrain to express himself.
•  Single speed- a bike with only one gear. Simplicity is the key meaning, less mechanical problems plus a lighter bike to compete with.
•  Street and Urban- involves riding around the city or urban areas, through stall and grinds.
•  Trails- 20 or 26 inches of wheels are used and they have small low frames. Trail riders are required to have an extreme amount of balance and concentration to jump over their obstacles.

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There are a lot of ways to improve your your mountain biking safety.

Some rider says that wearing a helmet is the most important step in staying safe. The second important step is always ride in control. Controlling your ride will not only prevent you from crashes but also other people on the trail will be safe too. Riding out of control could result you and other people to serious injury.

Below are the guidelines that must be followed when biking.

• Gears. Make sure that you wear your helmet always and other safety gears when biking.
• Never ride beyond your control. Never be ashamed when you walk in the area of the trail were you feel that you are not comfortable in riding.
• Keep your speed under control . Make sure to keep your speed at a level where you can easily adjust to any obstacle or changes in the trail.
• Knowing your trail . Never push the limits on trails that you are not familiar with. Make your speed slow until you learn the trail better.
• Slowdown around blind corner. When you are approching a blind corner, slowdown, you do not know who or what is around it.
• Start small then go big. Practice in less difficult or less dangerous situations before you move up to something risky.
• Playing it smart. Always think about what you are doing and go with your instincts.

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