The best and worst of Mountain biking

Some of the best moments of mountain biking are:

Brandon Semenuk’s winning run in Red Bull Rampage 2019. This is one of the best of mountain biking because of some of the tricks he did. Those tricks included a top-side Nac Nac followed by a front flip on a double drop which were some of the highlights of his run.

Now, here are some of the best places to mountain bike:

British Columbia, Utah, and Arizona are some of the best places to mountain bike.

Some of the best places to mountain bike in B.C. are Whistler, Squamish, Revelstoke, Sunshine Coast, Pemberton. There’s a wide variety of mountain biking on all these mountains, everything from technical to flow to jump trails. And these trails get very wet in the spring and nice and hot in the summer.

In Utah some of the best mountains to bike on are Moab, Salt Lake City, Park City, and Bryce Canyon National Park. Biking in Utah is also very diverse just like B.C. but it is very dry.

In Arizona some great mountains to go for a ride are Sedona, flagstaff, Tucson, and phoenix are some of the best mountains to go biking on. In Arizona the conditions are very dry, just like Utah and also has a wide variety of biking styles.

Now for some of the worst of mountain biking:

Pro mountain biker and free-rider Jordie Lunn died. He died at the age of 36 while riding in Mexico. In the accident Lunn suffered a head injury that proved to be fatal.

Another thing that is part of the worst category of mountain biking are crashing, having bike troubles on the trail, squeaking, and the price of a new bike part/bike. Crashing is annoying because nobody likes to crash and it can hurt. Having bike trouble on the trail is also an annoying inconvenience that you might not be able to fix if you don’t have the right tools of equipment with you. Squeaking, whether it’s you or a friend it’s so annoying and you feel like everybody is judging you while you ride if they hear you squeaking. And if it’s someone else who’s squeaking it’s just annoying, but at least you have someone to blame. And buying a new bike/ bike part can brake your bank which isn’t ever fun.

Here are some sights where I got some of my information: Red Bull, The Manual, Two Wheeled Wanderer, Red Bull B.C., Utah Mountains, Arizona mountains, Jordie Lunn

Here is the original photo I chose for this fun with photos post. It is a photo of my biking from June.

Here are some steps I took to turn it into this:

• First, I put it into pixel store photo and increased the resolution

• Next, I exported it into procreate

• Once it was in procreate I coloured the background all blue

• Then, I drew clouds in so it would look like a sky

I did this because when I’m mountain biking it feels like I’m flying when I’m going off a jump or biking through the wind, it’s like I’m soaring through the trail the wind rushing past me.

Question #1: What bike should I get first?

I would recommend getting a hard tail for your first bike, I would recommend this because you probably don’t want to drop a lot of money on a full-suspension bike for you first mountain bike. But, that doesn’t mean you should get a bike from your local Canadian Tire or Walmart. I would recommend going to your local bike store and talking to the mechanics there about what bike you should get in your price range and what size you should get. I would also recommend spending around $800 to $1500 on a hardtail bike.

Question #2: What kind of trails should I start on?

You would want to start on easier trails for your first time learning to mountain bike, I would recommend green circles or blue square trails for when you’re learning. Don’t only stick to one type of terrain you should try all terrain, and when you start getting better you can start trying harder trails and trying more and harder features.

Question #3: What are some good ways to learn how to mountain bike?

By practice, because practice makes perfect. Just keep going out every day and mountain biking and trying new and harder features and trails.

Question #4 But really, why should I bother shifting gears?

You should shift gears because it just makes biking easier. When you’re biking up you should be in an easier gear and when you’re biking down you should be in a harder gear. Doing this will save you energy make it easier to ride certain parts of the trail.

Question #5 Why do you need so much “stuff” to go riding?  

It’s always good to have lots of stuff and to be prepared with and extra tube in case you get a flat tire, a pump to pump up that tube, a multi tool, water, high energy candy incase you crash, and toilet paper if you need to go poop are some things you might want to take with you when you go mountain biking.

Question #6 Should I only use my back brake?

No, never only use your back brake when mountain biking. I see so many people do this and it makes me cringe. You should use both your back brake and your front brake equally when mountain biking. If you do this you will have more control of your bike, control of your speed, and grip on the terrain.

Question #7 How much space should I leave between me and the person in front of me?

I would recommend leaving a car length or two, but, that can vary. Such as when you’re biking up I am usually close enough that I can touch my friend so we can talk. And on flatter sections you can also get a little bit closer together. But a good rule of thumb is that you want to be close enough so that if something happens you can stop before you crash into them.

You can also check out this link where I got some of my questions!

My name is owen and I love mountain biking, it’s my favourite sport.

I love mountain biking because I love the rush when you do a jump, drop, roll, or another feature. I also like biking with my friends and spending time talking or yelling at each other. I also like how its an all weather sport, I go in the snow, rain, sun, and cold. Finally I also like getting pizza after a bike ride in the summer.

My favourite places to go mountain biking are Mount Seymour, Big White, Squamish, Whistler, and Sliverstar.