Types of bicycles: from amateurs to professionals

A bicycle can be considered the first technical means of transportation invented by man. This is the most democratic and healthy mode of transport. Bicycle tours outside the city, even only on weekends, will help to level out the consequences of daily stress, strengthen the heart, support the tone of the vessels, give an emotional charge for the whole week.

In many cities of Asian countries, the bicycle has become the most massive vehicle, because it is not afraid of any fuel crises, simple bicycles are popular here. In Europe, they prefer more "cool" models. The bicycle serves not so much as a vehicle, but as an indicator of the owner's style and well-being.

The modern bicycle industry, using the latest technological developments and materials, offers types of bicycles that can meet the wishes of all categories of consumers. The main types for today are: road, racing, mountain, special, tourist, mountain-tourist and for trial.

For fans of leisurely walks in the park and forest, simple mass models of road bicycles will do. They are not so expensive, comfortable in short trips on roads and rough terrain, are not demanding to care. In this niche, manufacturers also provided three-wheel models for the elderly or people with a vestibular apparatus disorder.

For young and active, various sports bicycles are produced. If previously only bicycles were produced for track and road racing, now there are new modern types of cycling and the corresponding types of bicycles.

For example, a mountain bike, a younger brother of the classic highway, was born in America in the state of California. From the title it can be seen that its design was developed taking into account the specificity of movement in the mountains, the possibility of easy "scrambling" along steep slopes. The emphasis was on its stability, and not on speed. These types of bicycles are designed for safe sustainable driving in the mountains, so they are not suitable for fans of speed and whistling of wind in the ears, although everything is compensated for on descent.

The enthusiasm of teenagers by bikes led to the creation of special BMX bicycles. Compact models with sturdy wheels are easy to transport in the car, they are unpretentious in maintenance, easily repaired, maneuverable. There are no speeds and hand brakes.

Trial bicycles are another species preferred by extremals. It is designed for competitions to overcome various artificially created by the fantasy organizers of obstacles: from fallen trees, boulders to inverted cars, etc. The main difference is the absence of a saddle. So for fans just to ride, clearly not suitable. Bicycle tires for better grip make studded. The bicycle thanks to the use of modern alloys is very light.

For lovers of flying, like a bird, from the springboards there are special hopping types of bicycles - darts with a rigid reinforced frame.

All the models are good - choose to taste!