history of mountain biking by irfan ahmed

history at the start

ilpaninoirfanino — 2025-05-22 19:35:12 UTC

1960s
In early 1960s a group of riders in Marin County, California, began modifying bikes for off-road riding on Mt. Tamalpais, leading to "klunker" bikes. which were modified road bikes with wider wheels,speed shifting gear and good brakes for stopping in rough terrain laid to the foundation for the sport pioneers like Joe Breeze, Gary Fisher, and Charlie Kelly they began building custom bikes the modification laid to the modern mtb/mountain bikes

in 1980s mass production of mtb

ilpaninoirfanino — 2025-05-22 19:43:14 UTC

specialized launched the stumpjumper, the first mass produced in 1981 they became popular and high quality design

evulution and design

ilpaninoirfanino — 2025-05-22 19:49:29 UTC

mtb began to evolve with introducing sospension an other components designed for off road riding like rockshox shimano brakes and others

carbon fiber

ilpaninoirfanino — 2025-05-22 19:54:41 UTC

over the year they introduced carbon fiber having wider thires and improvement of suspension while in 2001 a new fork(forcella) named fox has intruduced in mtb company to improve our riding experience

diffrent styles of mtb

ilpaninoirfanino — 2025-05-22 20:00:38 UTC

the sport expanded to cross-country racing including downhill biking,free riding and urban biking

today's bikes

ilpaninoirfanino — 2025-05-22 20:03:51 UTC

today's mtb bikes having diffrent style like cross country,free riding and specialy eletronic or ebikes are for lazy people not like me

ilpaninoirfanino — 2025-05-27 19:14:55 UTC

in 2011 they intruduced kashima coating an premium suspension it cost more than 800 euro like 969 euro the cheapest kashima fork new

sram axs

ilpaninoirfanino — 2025-05-27 19:22:58 UTC

sram has intruduced in february 6 in 2019 first wireless shifting, sram axs could cost more than 1500 euro new,curently i have sram sx 12 speed mechanical

my brakes

ilpaninoirfanino — 2025-05-27 19:36:25 UTC

having good hydraulic brakes is very good for stopping i curently have one of shimano's powerful brakes their in high tier

ist a very powerful brake using only one finger, it costed more than the rusted cheap bikes like my brake and dics costed 350 to 400 euro (new) instead having long lever it has short levers

My bike

ilpaninoirfanino — 2025-05-27 19:43:21 UTC

Ist an entry level bike but the brakes becouse is costed 350 to 400 euro including dics front and rear and i have rst fork,good pedals that cost 40 euro and 1x12 trasmision