By: Alastair Hamilton 到：阿拉斯泰爾漢密爾頓

Even if there are no mountains where you live, it can make sense to buy a mountain bike, just because of the security they provide, even in urban areas.即使不存在山脈你生活在那裡，它可以感知購買山地自行車，是因為他們提供安全，即使在城市地區。 And there’s always the chance of a weekend ride in the country.和總有機會乘坐週末在該國。

If you’re a bicycle enthusiast, but have only tried cycling on the road, it’s time you gave mountain biking a try.如果你是一名自行車愛好者，但只有嘗試騎自行車的道路上，現在你給山地車一試。 By mountain biking, I mean more than heading down an actual mountain - although that what most people think about when they hear the phrase “Mountain biking.”由山地自行車，我的意思是超過下跌的實際山區-儘管這是大多數人想聽到的“山地自行車運動。 ”

However, mountain bikes - light bikes with fat tires and front suspension - make it easy to go cross country riding as well.然而，山地自行車-輕型摩托車脂肪輪胎和前懸架-可以很容易地去騎跨國家的。

So even if you live in an area that has no mountains - get yourself a mountain bike anyway!所以，即使你生活在一個地區，沒有山-讓自己反正山地車！ Those fat tires make for a nice ride - and as long as they’re properly inflated they can go almost as fast as the thinner tires of road bikes, but you don’t need to worry about going up curbs or down curbs.這些脂肪的輪胎使我度過了愉快的騎行遊-只要他們適當充氣，他們可以去幾乎一樣快的薄輪胎的公路自行車，但您不必擔心會上漲或下跌限制限制。

There are three styles of mountain biking - the one everyone thinks of which is downhill riding, free riding, and cross country.有三種風格的山地自行車-一個大家都認為是下坡騎馬，免費搭車，和跨國家。 If you’re a professional cyclist or a dedicated amateur you’ll want to buy a bike specifically designed for each style, but if you’re a casual cyclist who’ll want to try one style one weekend and a different style the next, any good mountain bike will do.如果你是一個專業自行車或一個專用的業餘您想買一輛自行車專為每個風格，但如果你是一個休閒自行車誰就會想嘗試一個一個週末風格和不同的風格未來，任何好的山地自行車會怎麼做。

Most people will buy a brand new tool whenever they take up a brand new hobby.大多數人將購買一個全新的工具時，他們採取了一個全新的愛好。 This is a mistake.這是一個錯誤。 Examine yourself.檢查自己。 Have you done this in the past - decided on a hobby, bought all the equipment, used it once - then stored it in your garage and never used it again?你這樣做在過去的-決定了業餘愛好，購買所有設備，用過一次-然後儲存在你的車庫和從未使用過它呢？

So, if possible, rent a bike first - indeed, in so doing you’ll be able to try out quite a few bikes and decide on which one you’d like to buy.所以，如果可能的話，租一輛自行車第一次-事實上，這樣做您就可以嘗試了不少自行車，並決定哪一個你想買。 Make sure that the people renting you the bikes have taken proper care of them, of course, and that they’re not just “beaters.”請確保你的人租用的自行車已採取適當的照顧他們，當然，他們不只是“ beaters 。 ”

Are you a beginner? 你是新手？
If there’s any mountain biking in your area, chances are there’ll be a club or two, which will cater to beginners.如果有任何山地車在您的地區，有機會就一個俱樂部或兩個，這將滿足初學者。 The best thing to do is seek out your local bike shop.最好的辦法是尋找您當地的自行車店。 Anyone there can tell you what goes on in your area.任何人都可以告訴你不用在您的地區。 In addition, most bike shops will have racks featuring the brochures of local clubs, and bike maps of the local trails, for free.此外，多數自行車商店將機架採用小冊子的地方俱樂部，自行車地圖和當地的小徑，是免費的。

Practice makes perfect 熟能生巧
If you’re not in shape - you can get in shape with mountain biking… if you make a concentrated effort to do so.如果您沒有形狀-你可以在形狀與山地車. ..如果你集中努力這樣做。 Set yourself goals of miles to ride each day.為自己設定的目標英里，每天騎。 If you don’t have the time to ride an hour or so everyday, but if you have a steep hill near your home, you can always spend ten minutes or so doing wind sprints up and down that hill.如果您沒有時間坐一個小時左右日常生活，但如果你有一個陡坡附近你家，你隨時可以花費10分鐘，或這樣做風短跑向上和向下的山。 This will increase your stamina and strengthen your leg muscles no end.這將增加您的體力和加強你的腿部肌肉沒有結束。 (Make sure you check with your doctor to make sure you have no health problems that would limit vigorous exercise.) （請務必檢查你的醫生，以確保你沒有健康的問題，將限制劇烈運動。 ）

Don’t get on a bike and then find the toughest trail and through yourself down it.不要在一輛自行車，然後找到最艱難的線索，並通過自己的下跌。 Start with beginning trails and work on your skills for a while.從開始落後和工作技能上的一段時間。

Staying safe 保持安全
Riders fall.騎士下降。 Face it - it’s going to happen.面對它-它會發生什麼。 So the most important piece of equipment you have, after a good bike - is a good helmet.因此，最重要的一件設備你有，在一個良好的自行車-是一個很好的頭盔。 Never buy a used helmet - you don’t know what’s happened to it.從來沒有購買使用頭盔-你不知道發生了什麼回事。 Also of use to the mountain biker are goggles or other eye protection, elbow and knee pads, and good shoes.還利用山地自行車的護目鏡或其他保護眼睛，肘部和膝部墊，好鞋。 Always carry a few dollars and some change in a pocket so you can call for help if need be, and make sure you have identification on you at all times.總是攜帶幾美元和一些零錢在口袋裡，您可以打電話求助，如果需要，並確認您已查明你在任何時候都。 (That last bit of advice is good for any type of biking, or jogging, come to that!) Always be prepared for the worst to happen, and then it [probably] never will. （這最後一點意見是好的的任何類型的自行車，或慢跑，來了！ ）始終準備作最壞的情況，然後[可能]永遠不會。

–About– ，關於-

Alastair Hamilton is a journalist who writes newsletters on bicycles for http://www.bikecyclingreviews.com.阿拉斯泰爾漢密爾頓是一名新聞記者誰寫通訊自行車http://www.bikecyclingreviews.com 。 For additional information on bike buying or欲了解更多有關購買或騎自行車 mountain bike reviews山地自行車評語 subjects have a look at his web.題目看看他的網頁。

Source:來源： Cool Biking Zone冷自行車區