With increasing levels of pollution in the city nearly everyone yearns for a breath of fresh air. What can be better than heading out to the great outdoors on a bike. Bicycling for health and as a recreation is catching on with bike clubs organizing weekend outdoor trips for city folks to get a taste of the great outdoors and commune with nature. Available specifically for both men and women, the Pacific Stratus bike takes off the beaten path to offer a great outdoor sport.
The Pacific Stratus bike has steel mountain frame geometry and is available with steel caliper brakes both at the front and rear. Having such brakes helps to stop the bike in a smooth way, an essential requisite on mountainous terrain. The Pacific Stratus bike also has a Torque Drive thumb shifters that allows a rider to change gears quickly and easily while riding down tough terrain. Like other mountain bikes the Pacific Stratus bike has several features that differentiate it from the cruiser or bikes meant for normal bicycling.
Features in the Pacific Stratus bikes include a mountain handlebar and stem. The Pacific Stratus bike also has an exclusive one-piece mountain terrain bike crank that offers the riders with a wide range of gears. The steel wheels mounted on a Pacific Stratus bikes are best for control and durability. The bike is available in 26-inch of size and has a mountain frame as well. Anyone watching a mountain biker is sure to feel an adrenalin rush but the sheer thrill of biking down rough rocky terrain is not for everyone. Mountain biking and dare delivery are two sides of the same coin and only for the brave of heart.
However, of late mountain biking is gaining in popularity with more people willing to pursue this adventure. The all terrain mountain bikes are made with one aim-sustain any physical duress it may encounter. Manufacturers have understood that bikes meant for mountainous terrain need to offer a rider protection against the bumpy topography giving rise to bikes being equipped with good shock absorbers. This helps bikers to ride downhill or go cross country biking.
A growing number of women are starting to join the legions of mountain bikers. Bike makers are bringing out stylized models to accommodate this growing tribe of women mountain bikers. The Pacific Stratus bike though is primarily meant for men and offers an attractive price point for men looking to take up mountain biking as a sport.
