Mountain bike is actually a modification of the bicycle is used on the highway. Road bike made just for use as a means of transportation on the highway. If used in the mountains (on a steep road) this bike will easily damaged. This makes some people trying to create a strong bike for all types of terrain.Mountain bike, or better known as MTB (Mountain Bike) or ATB (All Terrain Bike), is a bike designed specifically to survive in the past the mountain areas have roads that are not flat and there are rocks. This bike has a design that is wider tires than road bikes, which aims to get better traction.There is much debate about the origins of mountain bikes were first used. According to some accounts, the mountain bike was first tested by the Buffalo Soldiers, one part of the United States army. This bike is prepared for through the streets of the mountains by the U.S. military. Bike trial was conducted by a soldier carrying an officer of Missoulla through Montana to the Yellowstone on the way home and away. The trial was conducted in August 1896.In the range of the 1930s until the 1950s, Joe Breeeze developing the concept of a versatile bike. Joe Breeze, who live in Marin County, California, is developing a bar-tire bikes with high quality. This bike tires 'balloon' with one level of speed. Joe made this bike could be a trend at that time.In the period 1951 to 1956, a community in France named Velo Cross Club Parisian (VCCP), which consists of 20 young people who like cycling, held a sports activity which became the basis of sport mountain bike at the moment. At sporting events, all members of the VCCP using specially modified bikes for the event, which was named French 650-B.In 1953, John Finley Scott of the United States to develop a bicycle that is the embryo of the making of the modern mountain bike. The bike was developed by John Finley Scott was given the name 'Woodsie Bike'. This bike uses frames with diamond shape design which was developed by Schwin World. In addition, this bicycle tires are used tires in the wind. To enhance security, the bike is also equipped with flat handle bars that serves as a safety and booster bike when exploring the mountains.To set the speed and acceleration of this bike, there derailleur gears that allows the rider to manage. This can reduce the burden on motorists so as not too heavy in the run. As for safety and maximize the braking, so the bike is equipped with cantilever brakes.Around the 1970s, there is a community bike in California, the United States who participated in the development of mountain bikes. The community was named The Cupertino Riders, aka the Morrow Dirt Club. This community has developed a mountain bike equipped with thumbshift operation. In addition community located in Cupertino, California commonly used to apply brakes on a motorcycle. This disc-shaped brake mounted on mountain bike product. Bicycles are able to win many championships, held at that time. But this only lasted until 1994.In 1977 Joe Breeze return 'playing' with the concepts of mountain bikes. This time Joe developed a mountain bike that uses a lightweight metal material for artificial body parts bike. In addition to using the lightweight metal, made by Joe's bike was also equipped with tires the size is quite big. Ban the use of size 26 inches x 2a ...> inch. Types of tires used by Joe is the kind Knobby tires Uniroyal.While the rim is used on this bike is a rim Schwin S2. It is also equipped with Phil Wood hubs. Bicycles are quite attractive. Joe Breeze eventually create 10 pieces of this type of bike in June 1978.In the span of the late 1970s until the early 1980s, many bicycle industry began to develop his bicycle production by using lightweight materials that high-tech. If Joe Breeze did in 1978, another case with Tom Ritchey. Together with Gary Fisher and Charlie Kelley, Tom Ritchey formed a firm that mempruduksi bikes with cutting-edge technology. Company by the name of this MountainBikes took part in the exhibition trade industry in 1983. Bicycle design produced by this company from taking basic road bike. It's just that on this mountain bike use a wider frame and fork holder is also adapted to withstand tire wider tires.For the handlebar is also different. On this mountain bike used a straight handlebar, without being curved like the bike to the highway. In addition, there are some parts of this bike that took the design of the existing BMX bike.In 1983 the first mass produced mountain bikes. Mass production mountain bike was first performed in Japan by company Specialized bicycle industry. The model used in this bike takes the design of the bike creations from Tom Ritchey. The difference on this bike has been using 15 units of gear. This further enhances the performance of mountain bikes, also makes the rider more easily use it.
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