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Mountain
Biking - The how and why
Mountain bike according to the
oxford dictionary is “..designed
for riding on mountainous
terrain” To the uninitiated
mountain biking seems like its is
about riding a bicycle, or riding
in the mountains on single track.
But it is actually a whole lot
more than that. To really
understand what the essence of
mountain biking is about you just
need to ask 3 questions
How
you do it?
The how is all about the type of
bike that you ride, where you ride
it, what you can do and can’t do
and everything that goes around
how you go about going on a
ride.
Why
you do it?
The
why is more about the reasons that
you got into it in the first place
and what makes you carry on doing
it, the challenges that you face,
the enjoyment that you get out of
it and the wonderful places that
you go to do it.
How
it makes you feel when you do it?
How
it makes you feel is a very
personal thing that only you will
know but it will go something
along the lines of
freedom, letting go,
clearing your thoughts, getting
away from it all, being surrounded
by nature, feeling adrenalin or a
sense of achievement. Mountain
biking is the sum of so may great
experiences all rolled into one.
Riding a bicycle is but just one element
of it.
Mountain
biking = cycling + scenery + speed
+ challenge + adventure + nature +
exploring
So
mountain biking really is an
experience that is always new and
different no matter where you
ride. Even riding the same trail
is going to be different every
single time you do it.
LIVE2RIDE
Mountain bike Experience is born
As
mountain biking continued to grow
so did the number of events and
races and venues. Travelling the
country taking part became a way
of life. Multiday riding events
suddenly boomed and have become
very popular. But the sausage
machine format of these mass
events leaves no room for
personalisation and exclusive
experiences. So seeing the niche in the tourism
market for real mountain biking
holidays and unique mountain bike
experiences Alan started
LIVE2RIDE. Run by a mountain biker
for mountain bikers LIVE2RIDE is
about sharing that experience of
mountain biking in South Africa,
where you have a name and not just
a number.
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