The purpose of a bike tow system is to assist slower and fatigued teammates; faster riders slow down and slower riders speed up such that the team’s overall speed increases. Towing systems are usually anchored to the seat post of the stronger rider’s bike (tower) and attached to the front of the weaker rider’s bike (towee).
The BIGGEST frustration in AR for the guys on the team is usually the inability of the girl in the team to manage a MTB performance that comes close to the rock-hopping feats or death defying descents that the boys manage – I can think of more than one team that falls short (temporarily) of the 50(0) m rule on a good downhill.
A bicycle must perform three basic functions, namely: Drive the wheels forward; influence its direction of movement; and slow down. Virtually all bikes perform these functions in essentially the same manner. Pedals, chains, and gears allow force to be applied to the rear wheel.
Is the scene just too familiar? You’re out riding with your buddies, putting dirt under your tyres at a rate of knots; you’re fit, technically skilled and in your element – nothing can stop you… except for ANOTHER flat tyre! Your team is getting impatient, your rivals are waving cheerfully as they pass you.
We’ve all heard this one before, “I’m looking at getting into AR and was wondering what bike to buy?”. Get Dylan going on one of his favourite topics, mountain bikes, and this is the result. Thoughts on bikes… It probably isn’t worth buying an R8000 bike as a first bike.
