| Whether you're shopping for a bike or just | | | | Even among these two main divisions, you will |
| admiring them, the first part you notice is | | | | find major differences in bicycle frames. |
| probably the bicycle frame. The frame is the | | | | Road bikes used primarily for touring or |
| heart of a bicycle, as well as its art. | | | | recreational riding will have frames with a |
| Including the basically triangular core | | | | more relaxed geometry and more total |
| structure that supports both seat and | | | | horizontal spread front to back, while racing |
| handlebars and the extensions that attach to | | | | bikes will tighten that structure for a |
| the wheels, the color and the geometry of the | | | | shorter front to back bike length. A tighter |
| bicycle frame not only affects the beauty of | | | | triangle and less distance between the |
| the bike, but its strength and speed as well. | | | | bicycle frame and the tires acts to decrease |
| The pleasure and success you derive from | | | | the resistance of wind and road for a racer, |
| bicycle riding will be strongly impacted by | | | | as well as to increase the bike's ability to |
| having the right frame for your physique and | | | | respond to the quick, minute maneuverings |
| your purposes. | | | | road racing requires. |
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| The Two Most Important Aspects of Bicycle | | | | There are several basic considerations to |
| Frames Are Their Materials and Their | | | | keep in mind when choosing the correct |
| Configuration | | | | bicycle frame for your individual physique |
| | | | and your riding purposes. In addition, your |
| Naturally, your bicycle frame will take into | | | | unique body shape and weight will also affect |
| dramatic account whether you ride primarily | | | | what kind of bicycle frame is best for your |
| on roads or off-road. Not only are so-called | | | | comfort and accomplishment. Standard frame |
| mountain bike frames made of noticeably | | | | measurements, made along the seat tube of a |
| bigger "tubes," they are made of more shock | | | | frame, take into account the length of your |
| resistant materials, with stronger weldings. | | | | legs, but the relationship of your torso |
| Road bike frames have a smaller triangular | | | | length and arm length to the length of your |
| geometry and the main consideration in their | | | | legs is also extremely important to comfort |
| material is its weight. Everything on a road | | | | on a bicycle, and the length of the top tube |
| bike is designed to keep the rider's | | | | of the bicycle frame must also be examined. |
| resistance to a minimum in order to promote | | | | Two riders of identical height may need |
| fluency and speed, while a mountain bike is | | | | completely different bicycle frames. The best |
| designed with the primary goal of shock | | | | thing you can do is to shop at a bicycle |
| absorption and maneuverability in mind | | | | store where knowledgeable riders earn their |
| alongside speed-influencing factors. | | | | living and where you are allowed to try out a |
| | | | bicycle before buying it. |