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Carry a basic first-aid kit, and spare electrolyte mixes like GU20.   kellyjones00 (593)

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Downhill speed: Imagine coming upon a ditch suddenly. Keep your speed at a speed that can either brake or jump the ditch. Or learn to roll.   kellyjones00 (593)

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Bio-oil (Vitamin E) helps healing skin to stay elastic around a forming scab, and thus prevent extra tearing.   kellyjones00 (593)

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Use tyres with good tread.   kellyjones00 (593)

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Wider handlebars give more leverage control in steering.   kellyjones00 (593)

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If you get a very cheap mountain bike, do not go over jumps much higher than a few centimetres. Cheap new mountain bikes have very flimsy rims. I went over a jump and when I landed with over 90kg in bodyweight, the entire front wheel buckled to the point where I hit the ground and lost a lot of skin. Six weeks later I still have bruises and could not walk properly for three days initially. The bike could not even be pushed it was so heavily buckled and the replacement rim (which was the cheapest they had but double walled) cost me more than the bike did originally. A positive spinoff is that the new rim made a return to the track a more enjoyable ride.   myxlfidian (150)

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The best type of gears for mountain biking are arguably the handlebar twist type. These have the following advantages:
  • Keep your hands fully on the handlebars.
  • Change through multiple gears very rapidly.
  • Resist damage if you crash.

However, more casual riders often prefer the thumb-shift/trigger type, for ease of shifting.   thesource (378)
 
 


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