New Tires – Can breathe new life into any
tired bike or allow you to tackle terrain in a completely different way.
Old, worn out tread doesn’t offer much traction and new tread designs
and compounds come out each year. Maybe you’ve always rode the same
tires year in and year out and should try something new. Ask your
buddies or your local shop what they like to ride.
Tubeless Kit – Riding tubeless allows you to run lower
pressures and avoid punctures. For mountain bikers tubeless is a
no-brainer. The setup is often lighter than tubes so you have less
rotating mass to accelerate or decelerate. If you don’t have tubeless
wheels it’s easy to buy a conversion kit or research Ghetto Tubeless
(remember to buy tubeless ready tires).
Wider Handlebar – Have you not jumped on the wide bar
trend yet? If you haven’t, you should give it a go. It puts you in a
much better riding position with a lot more leverage for climbing. The
aggressive guys have been running wide bars for a while now but I think
everyone should try them out on their ride.
New Grips – Speaking of contact points, a new set of
grips is always a great purchase. Grips get worn pretty heavily if you
ride a lot and new ones always feel so nice and plush. If you haven’t
got a set of lock-on’s you might look into those as well. They are much
more secure.
Better Pedals – The contact points of a bike are very
important. One of the most important parts of a bike in my opinion is
the pedals. Once you’ve ridden a good set of wide platforms with
aggressive traction pins or a dialed set of clipless pedals, you’ll
notice you have a lot more confidence in rough sections of trail. I
suggest platforms from Twenty6 (made in the USA), Point1 Racing, (made in the USA), or Straitline (made in Canada). For clipless I stick with Shimano XT / XTR or Time.
Riding Shoes – Riding shoes go hand in hand with
pedals. Good mountain bike shoes with the right rubber compound can make
a huge difference. They stick to the pedals better and have a stiffer
sole for better power transfer. For those that ride platforms 5.10 is the best you can get. Their rubber compounds sticks to pedals like glue. If clipless is more your game Specialized, Giro, Shimano, and Sidi all make some of the best MTB clipless shoes
Riding Specific Eyewear – If you ride in a lot of
different conditions a pair of sunglasses with interchangeable lens come
in very handy. I’ve had riding glasses with multiple tint lens for a
while now and never ride without them. It’s nice to be able to switch to
orange, yellow, or clear in low light conditions.
Nike is developing a pair of glasses for bike riding that could very
well save your life. The glasses will extend your peripheral vision so
that you are able to see objects behind you. The Nike Hindsight glasses
have a special lens on the sides that allows for a field of view greater
than the human limit of 180º. It will give you an extra 25º of viewing
on both sides, making you see things like some bugs no doubt see the
world.The lenses distort the images on the side but the human eye
can only detect motion in that area anyway, so the image will remain
clear to you. You’ll be able to see cars or pedestrians coming up from
behind you. It’s still a concept at the moment, but I’m sure this is one
we will actually see in about 5 years or so.
if you have all this then you're redy for riding go for it people .:))
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