Category: Miscellaneous

1. Stand straddling the bike. Both feet should be flat on the ground If you are fitting for a road bike there should be one inch of space between the top tube and your crotch If you are fitting for a mountain bike there should be around three inches of space between the top tube… Continue reading Proper fit of a bicycle

Trail grades are split between those for cross-country singletrack trails and those for extreme trails and forest roads. This is to highlight that: forest roads can be of variable difficulty and are not part of a progression on to green and blue level singletrack trails. Similarly, orange-graded trails/features are not simply a progression on from singletrack grades.… Continue reading Mountain biking trail grades