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The first question you probably have if you aren't an avid rider is what kind of bike do you want? For many riders a mountain bike is a good choice. You can ride it easily because it has a comfortable seating posture and fat tires. You won't go as fast as on a road bike, but you'll be much more comfortable with the ride. Almost every bike store in existence sells several brands of mountain bikes, including both suspension and non suspension types of frames.

If you are interested in riding long distances and want to go fast then a road bike could be just the ticket for you. You will have to get used to the way you ride and are positioned on the bike. Your posture on a road bike is lower with your body stretched forward and your back parallel to the top of the frame. It may not be as comfortable as a mountain bike, but the ride is much faster.

Make sure that you ride several bikes before you make a decision to buy that first bike. Many bikes will cost well over $1000 and higher if you are looking for a more advanced bike. Make sure that you educate yourself before you pay your money. Spending a few hours researching the type, brand, components and size will increase your ultimate enjoyment of your bicycling experience.





New Belgium Brewings World Famous Cycling Circus Tour de Fat Spins into Austin Once Again
(Bicycling News and Information) After a four year detour New Belgium Brewings Tour de Fat is cycling into Austin Texas once again The annual event is a ballyhoo of bikes and beer with environmental sustainability at the very heart of it all The tour traveling on B100 biodiesel fuel arrives in Austin for its final stop of the 2007 tour on October 20Tour de Fat began seven years ago in Ft Collins Colorado to increase awareness and participation in cycling as the sustainable transportation alternative Tour de Fat has captured the imagination of communities across the West bringing people together with fanciful entertainment contests art displays and of course New Belgium Beer Last year Tour de Fat traveled to 11 cities attracted more than 31000 people and raised more than 166000It has become a great tradition for bike enthusiasts charities and bon vivants of every kindTour de Fat is a one of a kind mustsee event said Chris Winn Tour de Fats coordinator and event evangelist People and bikes parade around decorated in outrageous costumes great musicians take to the solarpowered stage and fascinating performers entertain with creative antics all while we raise money for local organizations that support the twowheeled lifestyle Tour de Fat is free to participants but money spent on beer and New Belgium Brewing groovy goods goes towards local charities The philanthropic cycling circus helped more than 20 nonprofit organizations in 2006 The Austin stop will raise money for Yellow Bike Project a nonprofit organization that promotes humanpowered transportation runs a community bike shop and educates the community Austin Cycling Association an organization for Central Texas cyclists which organizes bicycle rides almost every weekend and Austin Ridge Riders a nonprofit organization that promotes safe and environmentally conscientious offroad bicyclingIn addition to raising green for local charities and organizations Tour de Fat supports green initiatives Consistent to New Belgium Brewings commitment to environmental sustainability Tour de Fat seeks to leave as small an environmental imprint as possible New to TDF this year nbspnbspnbspnbspOne volunteer in each city will commit to live carfree for one year as part of the CarforBike Trade Program The dedicated individual will sign over their car title and in exchange get a customfitted New Belgium commuter bike The selected volunteer will chronicle the trials and triumphs along their carfree journey The volunteer is chosen after submitting a video or letter describing themselves and their desire to live carfree nbspnbspnbspnbspAt the Carbon eRacer Kiosk participants can see how much they will help the environment by making a commitment to join Team Wonderbike Team Wonderbike members promise to commute by bike at least once a month for a yearOther annual sustainable gestures include nbspnbspnbspnbspThe Tour de Fat crew traveling on B100 biodiesel fuelnbspnbspnbspnbspBands play from solarpowered stages that are transported in solarpowered trailers to keep the energy flowingnbspnbspnbspnbspVolunteers and staff help compost and recycle waste from each tour stop resulting in an overall waste diversion rate of 85 in 2006 The waste diversion rate goal for 2007 is 95What Tour de FatWhen Saturday October 20Where Fiesta GardenTime 1100 am 1200 pm Bike Parade1200 pm to 600 pm Bands and BeerBring Your bike the wildest costume you can find and excitement about the whimsical way you will spend the dayBandsThe Reals A Tour de Fat Favorite wwwtherealsnetDont miss their brilliant compositions and vibrant texturesMarchForth Marching Band Check em out at wwwmarchfourthmarchingbandcom and make it a date SideshowsnbspnbspnbspnbspAsylum Street Spankers A crowd pleaser youll be sure to enjoy wwwasylumstreetspankerscom Handsome Little Devils wwwhandsomelittledevilscomThis show includes sights you cant see anywhere else dueling unicycles chainsaw juggling and ballet of the flamethrower pogo sticksTour de Fat will be making its way to these citiesJuly 7nbspnbspnbspnbspDenver COJuly 21 San Francisco CAJuly 28 Truckee CAAug 11 Seattle WAAug 18 Portland OR Aug 25 Boise IDSept 1 Missoula MTSept 15 Durango COSept 22 Ft Collins COOct 6 Flagstaff AZOct 13 Tempe AZOct 20 Austin TXFor more information on Tour de Fat please visit httpwwwnewbelgiumcom To see a video montage of previous Tour de Fat stops log onto httpwwwfollowyourfollycomfollytourdefathtml About New Belgium Brewing Company New Belgium Brewing Company makers of Fat Tire Amber Ale and a host of Belgianinspired beers began operations in a tiny Fort Collins basement in 1991 Today the third largest craft brewer in the US New Belgium produces six yearround beers Fat Tire Amber Ale Sunshine Wheat Blue Paddle Pilsner 1554 Black Ale Abbey and Trippel as well as a host of seasonal releases In addition to producing worldclass beers New Belgium takes pride in being a responsible corporate role model with progressive programs such as employee ownership open book management and a commitment to environmental stewardship For more information visit wwwnewbelgiumcom...

2008 Yakima SwingDaddy FlipSide DoubleDown Hitch Bike Rack Models Now Offered by Discount Yakima Racks Nationwide Retailer
(Bicycling News and Information) ORS Racks Direct a leading provider of truck and car rack systems for commercial and recreational applications announced today the 2008 Yakima maststyle hitch bike racks are now available for immediate shipment to consumers nationwide The hitch bike rack category is the fastest growing segment in the recreational gear transport industry Yakima Racks continually offers new innovations in this form of bicycle carrier design Attention to ease of loading and unloading of bicycles stability and antiwobble mechanisms premium security features as well as small extras such as built in bottle openers on all their hitch bike racks is what makes the Yakima Racks product offerings stand out year after year says Catherine Case Consumer Relations and Sales Coordinator ORS Racks Direct And of course the 2008 hitch bike rack series of products are no different Every one of these bike carriers from the Yakima SwingDaddy on down to the Yakima DoubleDown models are excellent examples of how Yakima Racks is constantly working to improve product design to meet the various needs of consumersThe Yakima SwingDaddy hitch bike rack image viewable at httpwwworsracksdirectcomyakimaswingdaddyhitchbikerack8002422html is compatible with 2 inch receiver hitches and is the premium model that offers swingaway functionality enabling the user to swing the bike rack even with 4 bikes loaded completely off to the side to access the rear of the vehicle The Yakima FlipSide hitch bike rack image viewable at httpwwworsracksdirectcomyakimaflipsidehitchbikerack8002426html is compatible with both 2 inch and 1 14 inch receiver hitches and offers an allnew technological innovation that allows the bike rack to flip down to either side when a knob is pulled The Yakima DoubleDown series of hitch racks including the Yakima DoubleDown 5 image viewable at httpwwworsracksdirectcomyakimadoubledown5hitchbikerack8002425html Yakima DoubleDown 4 image viewable at httpwwworsracksdirectcomyakimadoubledown4hitchbikerack8002424html and Yakima DoubleDown 2 image viewable at httpwwworsracksdirectcomyakimadoubledown2hitchbikerack8002423html are economy level models that are compible with both 2 inch and 1 14 inch receiver hitches and offer knob releasing tiltdown out of the way accessibility to the rear of a vehicleWith the exception of the Yakima Flip Side these new 2008 maststyle hitch bike racks all replace discontinued models from Yakima Racks The Yakima Swing Daddy replaces the Yakima FullSwing Yakima Double Down 5 replaces the Yakima KingPin 5 Yakima DoubleDown 4 replaces the Yakima KingPin 4 Yakima DoubleDown 2 replaces the Yakima KingPin 2 Additional products available once again for 2008 are the Yakima SlicROC 4 for 2 inch receiver hitches the Yakima BigHorn 4 for 1 14 inch receiver hitches and the Yakima BigHorn 4 for 2 inch receiver hitchesAdditional products scheduled for release later in 2008 are the allnew Yakima platformstyle hitch bike rack systems These products include the Yakima HoldUp for 2 inch hitches the Yakima HoldUp for 1 14 inch hitches and the Yakima StickUp that is compatible with both 2 inch and 1 14 inch hitches Platformstyle hitch bike racks offer additional ease of loading and transport due to their low positioning and quick ratcheting securing featuresAbout Yakima Racks IncHeadquartered in Beaverton Oregon Yakima Racks is the market leader in the United States for branded high end multisport roof racks trunk mount hitch mount and truck racks The company designs and manufactures premium quality car rack systems for transporting cargo gear Systems include bike ski snowboard canoe and kayak racks as well as gear storage products for garage home and office applications About ORS Racks DirectORS Racks Direct is a privately held company specializing in comprehensive sales and service of car and truck rack systems Representing the industrys most respected manufacturers including Yakima Racks and Thule Racks the company offers high quality truck rack bicycle rack snowboardski rack canoekayak rack and sailboardsurfboard rack solutions for vehicle rear hitch and trunk mount roof rack mount and pickup truck mount applications The company has been providing consumer sales for over three decades to the US market through multichannel outlets that include store front internet and phone sales Their full line of Yakima hitch bike racks including both upright maststyle and platformstyle bicycle carriers is available for review at httpwwworsracksdirectcomyakimahitchmountbikerackhtml For more information on the complete line of Yakima Racks offered visit httpwwworsracksdirectcomyakimarackshtml Contact Information General Inquiries ORS Racks Direct 18022292893...

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