Mountain biking in cold weather has always been a challenge. The problem is that you’ll start out cold then warm up and break a sweat, making yourself wet. Then, when you travel downhill, the combination of wet skin and windchill will be quite chilling.
The gears in mountain bikes just keep getting more and more intricate. The bikes of today have as many as 27 gear ratios. A mountain bike will use a combination of three different sized sprockets in front and nine in the back to produce gear ratios.
It can be a bit frustrating as well as time consuming when you buy a mountain bike. Below, you’ll find some tips and things to be aware of before you lay down the cash and buy a mountain bike.
So why do we like to hike and camp? Most of us would say that there is nothing like the closeness of nature at her finest. Hiking brings you closer to the natural world and puts you in touch with things you may have lost or forgotten: things that civilization takes from us.
Before heading off on a hike or bushwalk that will take most of the day, its a good idea to start the day with a good solid breakfast. This will stand you in good stead for the first part of the day. For an overnight stay, have with you a high-energy cereal, muesli or instant oats and long-life or powered milk. This is your breakfast for day two. Remember, on a day or overnight hike, you have the advantage of being able to take perishable items.
On a sunny autumn day a week after Easter my family (Husband & 2 girls and I) visited this stunning but relatively small (670km) National Park. It is situated just 10km north west of Sydney CBD.
There is a small fee of $7.00 (you need to have coins only for the machine) to get into the park and it was worth every cent. As we drove through the gates we were surrounded by great Eucalyptus trees that have seen generations of families visit since early last century.
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