Types of bicycles: from amateurs to professionals

2024 Author: Erin Ralphs | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-19 11:41

The bicycle can be considered the first technical vehicle invented by man. This is the most democratic and he althy mode of transport. Cycling outside the city, even only on weekends, will help neutralize the effects of daily stress, strengthen the heart, maintain vascular tone, and give an emotional charge for the whole week.

In many cities of Asian countries, the bicycle has become the most popular means of transport, because it is not afraid of any fuel crises, simple types of bicycles are popular here. In Europe, they prefer more "cool" models. The bicycle is no longer so much a means of transportation as an indicator of the style and well-being of the owner.

The modern bicycle industry, using the latest technological developments and materials, offers types of bicycles that can satisfy the wishes of all categories of consumers. The main types today are: road, racing, mountain, special, tourist, mountain-tourist and trial.

For lovers of leisurely walks in the park and forest, simple mass models of road bikes are suitable. They are not so expensive, comfortable for short trips.on roads and rough terrain, not demanding to care. In this niche, manufacturers have also provided three-wheeled models for the elderly or people with impaired vestibular apparatus.

For the young and active, various sports bikes are produced. If earlier only bicycles for track and road racing were produced, now new modern types of cycling and their corresponding types of bicycles have appeared.

For example, a mountain bike, the younger brother of a classic road bike, was born in America in California. From the name it can be seen that its design was developed taking into account the specifics of movement in the mountains, the possibility of easy “climbing” along steep slopes. The emphasis was on its stability, and not on speed qualities. These types of bikes are designed for safe, stable riding in the mountains, so they are not suitable for lovers of speed and the whistle of the wind in their ears, although everything is compensated on the descent.

Teenagers' passion for cycling led to the creation of special BMX bikes. Compact models with strong wheels are easy to transport in a car, they are unpretentious in maintenance, easy to repair, and maneuverable. They lack speeds and hand brakes.

Trial bikes are another type preferred by extreme sportsmen. Designed for competitions to overcome a variety of obstacles artificially created by imagination: from fallen trees, boulders to overturned cars, etc. The main difference is the lack of a seat. So forlovers just ride, obviously not suitable. Bicycle tires are studded to improve grip. The bike is very light thanks to the use of modern alloys.

For those who like to fly like a bird, there are special jumping types of bikes from springboards - dirt bikes with a rigid reinforced frame.

All models are good - choose to taste!