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thereasonthebrandcanoffersuchan
amazingbikefortheprice.Regarding
framesizes,youshouldbefineon
a largeframe.Thisis thesizewe
testedlastyearandwe’rein the
5ft10-5ft11inbracket.
SADDLINGUPIN SURREY
Hi,I’mPaulandhavejuststartedriding,
mainlytogetfitterandtoenjoythe
outdoorsatthesametime.Doyou
recommendanytrailsintheEpsom
areaofSurrey?
Whatis therecommendedtyre
pressurefora 106-kilorider?
Onelastquestionforyou:doyou
haveanyvitaltipsfora beginnerat
mountain biking?
PaulGatford
Ed– FromEpsomheadsouthtowards
LeithHillnearDorkingandridethe
SummerLightningsingletracktrail.
If you’refeelingambitiousyoucan
evenridetheremostlyoff-roadvia
theNorthDownsWay.Asfortyre
pressures,there’snohardandfastrule
asit dependsonthetypeoftyreand
itswidthaswellastheconditions.But
wewouldn’tgobelow25psi,andeven
try30psitobeginwith.Ourbiggest
tipforbeginnersis enjoyyourself!For
morepracticaladviceheadovertombr.
co.ukandmbrmagazineonYouTube—
there’s loads of good stuff on both.
M AY 2 019mbr 51SurreyHills:where
bettertostartyour
mtb adventure?