Top Mountain Bikes

-Interview conducted, transcribed and edited by Joe Lindsey.

Tony Lo is the CEO of Giant Bicycles , the largest manufacturer of bikes in the independent channel (not sold in department stores). He was one of Giant's original employees and is a veteran of the bike industry with more than 35 years of manufacturing and sales experience. During Mountain Bike's recent trip to Giant's factory in

. Imagine a bell that attaches to your backpack or clothing. It constantly jingles (unbelievably annoying) in order to warn any bears that humans are approaching. That’s the idea behind a bear bell. And they’re a total load of crap. Our innkeepers plus other locals said they do nothing. It’s better to talk loudly to warn a bear of your presence (bears don’t like to be surprised – so if they hear you, they just might go the other way). And for emergency situations, those bear bells won’t do much anyway. So, purchasing some bear spray (think pepper spray on crack) is a much better idea. We are quick learners. So, we ditched those bells and made a run to the local outdoor store for some bear spray the day after we arrived. And “HEY BEAR” was promptly stated every couple of minutes during hikes and as we approached turns in the trail. Thankfully, we saw zero bears. In fact, besides a bunch of birds, squirrels and rabbits, we saw no creatures of nature.

I got up too 32.

Posted by CanTexan on 28.09

For a gear ratio of 44:11 (front ring 44 tooth rear sprocket 11 teeth), a speed of 32.

The faster and the wheels began to wobble and your ability to drive and stop will be limited.

I do not know if you hear a flat or downhill. The speeds of 55 km / h were reported in the downhill, but with real mountains.

Posted by rikkeric on 28.08

There is no bike that can do all these things.
Jumping all on a mountain bike will most likely ruin.

There is no bike that can do all these things.
Jumping all on a mountain bike will most likely ruin.