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People love to ride bikes, and besides being a fun activity to do, is a great way to lose weight. People all over the world ride bikes and in some cases are countries primary source of everyday travel.

Bicycling is a highly efficient mode of transportation and useful for short to moderate distances. Compared to motor vehicles, bicycles have numerous benefits including: using renewable energy, creating no air pollution, contributing less to traffic congestion, much quieter, great form of exercise, much easier and less costly to park, very maneuverable, not restricted to road travel, less costly.

There are many different forms of bike riding. There is road biking which is on pavement and generally deals with high speeds. There is mountain biking which is primarily off-road and deals with many more variables than road biking.

Mountain biking entails the sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, whether riding a specially equipped mountain bikes or hybrid road bikes. Most mountain bikes share similar characteristics that underscore durability and performance in rough terrain: wide, knobby tires, large frame tubing, front fork or dual suspension shock absorbers. The durability factor means a far heavier bicycle weight to rider ratio than their road touring cousins, having quality mountain bike parts is extremely important.

Mountain biking is broken down into four categories: cross country, downhill, free ride, and trials/street riding. Each has differing levels of safety-consciousness with different types of mountain bikes and riding gear.

This individual sport requires endurance, bike handling skills and self-reliance, and can be performed almost anywhere from a back yard to a gravel road, but the majority of mountain bikers ride off-road trails, whether country back roads, fire roads, or single-track.

Shortly after the introduction of bicycles, competitions developed independently in many parts of the world. However since the middle of the 20th century cycling has become a minority sport in the US whilst in Continental Europe it continues to be a major sport, particularly in France, Belgium, Italy and Spain. The most famous of all bicycle races is the Tour de France. This began in 1903, and continues to capture the attention of the sporting world.

The physical exercise gained from cycling is generally linked with increased health and well-being. According to the World Health Organization, physical inactivity is second only to tobacco smoking as a health risk in developed countries, and this is associated with many tens of billions of dollars of healthcare costs. It has been estimated that, on average, approximately 20 life-years are gained from the health benefits of road bicycling for every life-year lost through injury.

Bicycles are often used by people seeking to improve their fitness and cardiovascular health. In this regard, cycling is especially helpful for those with arthritis of the lower limbs who are unable to pursue sports that cause impact to the knees and other joints. Since cycling can be used for the practical purpose of transportation, there can be less need for self-discipline to exercise.

 

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