Schwinn Frontier GS Mountain Bike

Schwinn Mountain Bike - Blazing New Trails With A Rocket!

By Rika Susan

The Schwinn mountain bike range includes excellent basic bikes, yet you don't have to be too concerned about hefty price-tags. From the riding experience, to operating the gears, to applying the brakes, you are aware that Schwinn, biking, and quality are synonymous.

While every Schwinn mountain bike may not be well suited to very heavy off-road conditions, light trails are a breeze.

The Mesa Mountain Hardtail demonstrates that a quality offroad race bike, doesn't have to bankrupt you.

This Schwinn mountain bike has among its impressive features an N'Litened Gold Label Custom Drawn aluminum frame, off-road Ride-Tuned geometry, and patented Epicenter seatstays. The well-known RockShox J1 fork allows custom-tuning of the suspension spring rate. The reassuring Hayes name on the brake system, signifies excellent stopping-power.

Just as a Schwinn mountain bike likes to be constantly on the move, the company is always changing, re-designing, and blazing new trails.

A new Schwinn mountain bike, the unisex Sierra Comfort DSX, is part of the range built for more upright use. The Schwinn Super Soft elastomer-foam saddle alone makes for one of the most comfortable rides! This Moss Green or Vapor Silver number features the Schwinn Custom Drawn 'N'Litened Gold Label 26" aluminum frame. The FLOATech dual suspension system makes for perfectly smooth use.

If you are a trail-duo, consider the Schwinn Mountain Bike Sierra Comfort Tandem. Handling is easy, with excellent control. This bike offers the same comfort level as the DSX, with the rear mounted on a suspension seatpost. It is available in Dark Silver Metallic, or Deep Forest Green.

The Schwinn Mountain Bike Rocket Full Suspension line has again caused other manufacturers to sit up and take notice! This high-performance range comes with an affordable price-tag. The Rocket LTD is the top-of-the-range ride, featuring an Iso-Drive suspended proprietary All-Mountain frame, and Manitou Black Platinum fork. The Shimano Hone 27-speed components, as well as brake system, offers safety and versatility.

The recreational hardtail Schwinn mountain bike range, includes the Frontier All Terrain line, consisting of the Frontier FS AL, the Frontier FS AL Sport, and the Frontier 26/24. These rugged bikes will give you many years of use. They feature Epicenter seatstays for ultimate brake performance. Shimano derailleurs ensure effortless shifting. Frontier tires respond well, whether on a trail, or on a pavement.

Schwinn doesn't just do bikes! How does a Schwinn Jogging Stroller sound? You and your little one can still enjoy Schwinn, while waiting for him of her to grow into a good fit for a Schwinn mountain bike! You can also try a bicycle trailer, although this isn't recommended for use on a rough trail...

Schwinn also offers a range of biking maintenance accessories, helmets, gloves, and apparel.

Founded in 1895, Schwinn is an American brand icon that is associated with quality and innovation. Whether you are a beginner, road, or trail user, the Schwinn mountain bike name is a good place to start.

Here's to another century of the innovative Schwinn Mountain Bike!

For more information visit Best-Mountain-Biking.com

Rika Susan of Article-Alert.com researches, writes, and publishes full-time on the Web. Copyright of this article: 2006 Rika Susan. This article may be reprinted if the resource box and hyperlinks are left intact.

2009 Schwinn Frontier GS Mountain Bike This entry-level Schwinn mountain bike features an aluminum frame, suspension fork, Shimano shifters and the same Trail-Tuned geometry found on high-end rigs. A perfect starter bike for on and off-road.

Cycling Jerseys - how to buy the right one

Cycling Jerseys - Buy the Right One

By Michael J. Parker

Like any other sports the proper clothing and uniform is needed in cycling. These clothing are especially tailored to cater the need of the player dependent on the type of sports. For instance in cycling, the cycling jerseys are light, comfortable, and absorbent. This will enhance the endurance and capability of players to continue the usually long road of a cycling tournament. The need for proper cycling uniform is already established. The question now is how to find the right cycling clothing for you. Here are some tips so you wouldn't have to waste your money buying the wrong cycling equipment.

Before heading to your favourite cycling shop, determine the right size of your cycling jerseys first. Depending on the unit or the country you're in there's a standard size conversion with the appropriate measurements. You can find the information in a table in your favourite cycling shops or you can search for the conversion charts online.

Another thing you must consider when you buy your cycling jerseys is the type of fabric you want to use. Fabrics used in cycling clothing differ and it depends on the climate or weather the cycling tournament is held. There are natural fabrics and synthetic fabrics. When choosing the right fabrics, always consider the comfort and the durability of the cycling uniform. Cycling uniforms usually have a lifetime of at most five months before needing to replace it, considering the frequency of usage.

It may not be as important but the right colour of cycling jerseys also matter. One instance is, if the weather is too hot, you may want to wear light coloured cycling clothing, and dark coloured otherwise. This is because dark colours tend to absorb heat more that light colours. The designs and prints may also be considered when buying especially if it's your first time to buy. Some professional cyclist buy jerseys and uniforms and they establish something like a trademark through them.

The last thing you must consider when buying cycling jerseys is the price. If you can afford it, there are a lot of high end jerseys for cycling in any major cycling shop. These jerseys are tested and will guarantee comfort and durability. On the other hand if you're on a budget, you might want to check the previous releases of sports apparel brands. They usually cut off a hefty fifty percent discount on their old stocks. Although not as new, you will still get the same comfort and protection. You can also check sale or buy from directly from official factory outlets as they are cheaper.

Cycling wouldn't be complete and as fun with just the bicycle alone. Proper equipment must be used and this includes the proper footgear and cycling jerseys.

A Beginners Guide to Cycle Commuting

A Beginner's Guide to Cycle Commuting - Safety Wear and Other Equipment

By Mick Allan

Helmets:

There is a widely held misconception that cycling is a dangerous activity but the simple fact is that the health benefits of cycling outweigh the dangers by a factor of twenty to one. Presented like that it seems irresponsible not to ride a bike! In the UK there is no legal requirement to wear a helmet whilst riding a bike, it's a personal choice issue but very few people believe that wearing a helmet is a bad thing. Wearing an approved cycle helmet is a kind of insurance against the highly unlikely chances of you suffering a head injury so if you choose to wear one make sure it fits your head in accordance with the manufacturers instructions. And remember, it's designed to structurally collapse during an impact so it will definitely need to be replaced if you ever crash it.

Lights:

A helmet is only one of many items of safety equipment available to us. As everyday cyclists living at this latitude the day will come when our ride home (if not our ride to work) will be in the dark. It's common sense but there is also a legal requirement to carry approved lights on our bikes during the hours of darkness. Modern LED lights are a joy to use; bright, eye-catching and easily removable when we lock our bike up. With no old fashioned bulbs to blow they rarely fail and the Light Emitting Diodes which give them their name use very little energy so dim bike lights are almost a thing of the past.

Reflectors:

Reflectors and modern retro-reflectives work by bouncing light back to its source and are a brilliant passive safety aid. One of the difficulties we have as cyclists is quickly communicating what we are, where we are and how fast we are moving to other road users. Flashing lights have come to be associated with cyclists but they can make it difficult for other users to judge their position. Reflectors allow us to assemble a three dimensional moving image of ourselves. Reflective ankle bands, wheel reflectors and pedal reflectors are particularly good at announcing 'cyclist!!!' In addition to communicating exactly what we are other road users can more easily determine our location, direction and velocity. They're cheap to buy and free to run too.

Lugging loads:

Unless it was designed for competition your bike's frame has threaded inserts or 'eyelets' which are there for a back pannier rack. Many bikes come with a rack already fitted. A good sized pair of pannier bags will carry many litres of shopping, recycling, or ring binder files. Additional carrying capacity might involve a front rack and panniers, a front basket and a rucksack. If you don't need capacity for a ton of stuff a messenger's shoulder bag will devour a laptop and a change of clothes quite happily. For epic loads; logs for the fire, newspaper recycling, bags of kitty litter and the like consider a dedicated bike trailer. Such a rig takes you into the kind of carrying capacity most people would consider to be car boot territory.

Clothing:

Whoever said: 'there's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing', was definitely a cyclist. Like any performance gear cycling clothing is designed to be layered. A wicking base-layer followed by a thermal layer (or layers depending on the season) followed by an outer breathable/ waterproof shell. Each layer is designed to collect perspiration from its interior surface and transfer it outwards, delivering it to the inside surface of the next garment. The particular features of dedicated, cycle specific clothing will often do what other clothing does and then some. A cycling jacket for example will have a long cut to protect the lower back when bent over the bars, a long cut in the arms to accommodate the 'arms forward' position and it'll have a high moisture capacity breathable membrane. It will work as a jogging or general outdoor jacket whereas a jogging jacket might not work very well when pushed into cycling duties. Cycling winter gloves work as winter gloves, winter gloves don't necessarily work as cycling gloves. This doubling-up of roles means that equipping yourself for all weather cycling should cost little more than you'd spend anyway.

High performance cycling equipment has a place in everyday cycling but you don't need to dress up like a Tour de France rider just to go to the shops. The main thing to remember is that cycling generates a lot of heat. You'll start off quite happily but after five or ten minutes of pedalling will probably need to cool down, here's where the garment layering and cycling specific garments come in to play. You can shed clothes or just vent, open up your sleeves and 'pit vents' to allow air through-flow without compromising your waterproofness.

Written by Mick Allan, associate editor of Cyclorama. This article and many more can be found on http://www.cyclorama.net - the online cycle show.

This article was originally written for the Bike Boost Project, a Get Cycling creation: http://www.getcycling.org.uk