carbon fiber mountain bike wheels-Ekay Original article

2016-04-27

　Why so popular mountain bike, road bike but few people ride?

From the definition of the major manufacturers, it seems it is not suitable for mountain bike inside the city riding, but why is the situation of the domestic cycling mountain bike people are really much higher than the road car, that we often see on the tarmac in formation riding mountain bike (mountain horse party?). The reason for this situation from the consciousness of people, their own analysis of both road bike.

First, awareness of the problem
Preconceptions, mountain bike (note that I said was "movement") in the development of the country the opportunity to impact people's ideas. China to accept new things has always been a relatively late, not just the bike to accept new things later than the birthplace of Europe a hundred years, while China is far greater than the United States affected by the impact of Europe's reform and opening 80--90 years, n every mountain biking in the global pandemic, many people accept preconceived mountain bike racing bike for the concept. At a time when most Chinese concept of the Tour de France, the Tour de France is the shrimp stuff.

On riding position, a mountain bike is more likely to be accepted than a road bike for beginners. For ease of handling and responding to emergencies, mountain biking posture relatively straight, closer to the line of sight of people walking posture, the waist with force. The road bike forward stance, the head of the body than many, likely to cause the risk of feeling for beginners. Second road Juji line under lying posture, higher body flexibility requirements, requirements are not small stature (belly, big chest are the problem). Once again, the road Juji line posture requires upper arm, waist, thigh force, once the position error, a long ride back pain will cause a lot of people found it hard to get started. Finally, road vehicles often require shoes foot through the lock fixed on clipless pedals, it is too professional to beginner, difficult entry concept. In fact, these problems can be corrected and ideas and change through the accumulation of experience. Road vehicle originally designed for long rides, as long as the correct and habits, and will appreciate the attitude of road riding and efficiency advantages. For lock shoes, whether or mountain roads, lock shoes are safer to ride.

Universal issues of purpose motion caused by road vehicles. Road vehicle movement with respect to the most important point is that mountain bike riding road bikes purpose is to ensure the health and safety under the premise of speed priority. Getting a lot of people holding a wide variety of purposes road car, but eventually either to challenge themselves, but for it to athletics. So once the decision entry road car, which means goodbye to the kind of leisurely riding state does not sweat, and say goodbye to a lot of variation in levels of state road riders lined up brush, of course, say goodbye this state DH intense exercise, which afford to buy road bike and a lot of people aim is not consistent.

Road bike is a very strong sports program. Each of the elements of road vehicle movement should plan ahead or know, such as cadence, average speed, what time to what position, following distance, when to drink a sports drink, when to drink water, take the number of supply .... etc. What should be planned in advance. "I stay away a long journey," as if
the road car is not. Once the entry road bike, you're like a mathematician, the weight of parts, gear ratio of each gear, mileage of each component ... Sometimes you wonder if you become paranoid. This is for ordinary people, tired.

Second, the road car's own problems
Road bike equipment is a demanding and precise movement. Road bike size stringent height requirements basic 5cm a file, let alone the inclination, the size of many coordination problems stem, crank, sitting on rail brought about. Generally claim to be a professional fiting of (price alone to do so a few hundred to several thousand dollars), but even change the riding position are not willing to change, let them spend two hours to be fiting, it is even more dare to think about. But road car "most concerned about is the size," whether it is size big small, riding will appear in this or that issue. So many people have tried the wrong size road bike (or try to buy their own ride someone else's car), the abandoned. For manufacturers, a gear road bike 5cm, the Chinese press 160cm-190cm height span, a frame should prepare at least six sizes, not to mention road bike frame size only to distinguish, but also to use is divided into the speed of the car planes, climbing frame, classical frame, TT frame, triathlon frame, etc., than the size 16.17.19 inch mountain bike ready to be a lot more (even mountain bike is also divided into ordinary cross-country, downhill , leap, etc.), manufacturers are reluctant to pull the line too long. Similarly, for road vehicles adolescents popularity (also the landlord said high school students), 700c minimum height requirement of 160cm height changes brought about by changing the frame problem, but also a large down with a stick.

Road bike sports equipment has been basically formed a monopoly price. Road vehicle vehicle, parts suppliers after years of development, basically they formed their own system, and each vendor has the same level of competition, with the price of products, but also their shape constantly new technical barriers, patent barriers, barrier material, the result is that vehicle and parts prices are always at a high level. So road vehicles aside cost, purchase criteria is' within the affordable range, choose the most expensive. "

For beginners the car, even if the purpose of entry and leisure, its price should be around naked car 3000 together with other equipment, should be put in a total of close to 4,000, and the starting point should be a lot higher than the mountain bike. For the "cheap and bowl" mentality common people have, it is not a small challenge.

Chinese road conditions more suitable for the popularity of mountain bikes. China currently paved roads still at a very early stage, outside the city asphalt pavement, concrete pavement are good roads, some roads are unpaved, flatter advanced asphalt concrete pavement are things in recent years. For poor road surface, road car does not mean that it is easy to tire, but the tire easy to get stuck. Bad way to go to bring a sense bumpy road Juji line also feel inferior to mountain bike. Chinese traditionally cautious attitude and road conditions constraints road car in the early development of China seems to be inherent.

Road bike riding is not suitable for heavy duty. Road bike riding position determines the pressure can not have too much stuff in the back, so road vehicles do not prefer to use the pocket of the backpack, and the space vehicle was road does require careful planning, but you can only bring as many people as three things travel, people, vehicles and bank cards.

In summary, the mountain bike "current" in the country really be popular than road vehicles. But as road conditions improve and broaden people contact surface, I believe the future road car will still increasingly common.



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