The Bicycle

  • Shopping/utility

    Shopping/utility bikes are ridden sitting in an upright position, which enhances your viability to other road users and also enables you to see what’s happening around you. They generally have mud guards, a chain guard, a back carrier rack a...

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  • Cruiser

    Cruiser bikes generally don’t have any gears and have a fairly laid back riding position – ie. the pedals are positioned well forward from the saddle. They have balloon (fat) tyres and relatively wide handlebars. They are best suited to cruising...

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  • Fixed Gear or single speed

    Fixed gear or single speed bikes have narrow tyres and are kept very simple without extraneous accessories. They are generally ridden in street clothes. Fixed gear bikes have the pedals directly connected to the wheels so that you have to pedal all ...

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  • BMX

    BMX bikes are quite small bikes and are designed for jumps and stunts. However, they are also seen around the city and are generally ridden standing up. On city streets they are usually ridden in street clothes. However, when these bikes are used fo...

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  • Racing/road

    Racing/road bikes are very light weight with thin tyres and are designed for going fast. They generally have at least 10 gears to maximise the efficiency of the rider. They are generally ridden by people who are ‘training’ and tend to be ridden...

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  • Mountain/hybrid

    Mountain bikes often have suspension and knobbly tyres and are designed for off-road trail biking. They usually have a lot of gears so that the bike can be ridden in difficult terrain. They generally have flat handle bars and require you to hunch ...

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