Thrilling but often tricky situations make mountain bike riding fun, especially when exploring various kinds of trail including sharp ascents and easy-going countryside. No-one loses from mountain biking; it’s fun, healthy and green – both riders and the countryside benefit. The mountain bike industry is also behaving responsibly to the environment – Trek Mountain Bikes are made in a carbon-neutral factory.
The integrity of mountain bikers themselves is also important. Keeping healthy means that riders are able to manage the sometimes tricky trails that they deliberately seek-out. Whilst those riders who use Trek mountain bikes for example, will no doubt have the staying power to complete difficult trails, it’s equally important to maintain physical power as well.
Mountain bikers need their body’s strength to help them to physically stay in control during hard ground when trailing. It helps them to ‘stay loose’, meaning that they retain the ability to react and ride freely through difficult obstacles and terrain, without losing control.
There are many ‘bodyweight exercises’ that can be undertaken to achieve improved physical strength, the easiest and simplest being push-ups and pull-ups. However, following a properly worked out and regular routine can do more for the aspiring rider of Trek mountain bikes than simply doing these basic moves.
There are numerous books on mountain bike fitness programmes, such as those by John Metcalfe, and advice should really be sought. Large brands like Trek have World Racing teams that mountain bikers can follow to see how the professionals train and prepare.
Trek mountain bikes are magnificent to own, however the rider must be fit and capable enough to ride one safely.
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