Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Dreams on Wheels

When we retrace our footsteps down memory lane, flashes of us as children zooming down the lane on our bikes seem to be the dominant picture. The feeling of wind rushing straight through our hair, the speed, sense of control and independence is a necessary relationship with children and their bicycles.

Benefits of cycling

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Cycling encouraged in children from an early age, does prove to be beneficial both physically and aesthetically. In the world of X-Box and Play middle point 3, a youngster who cherishes his evening ride with friends is to be commended. Where french fries and burgers consist of a large part of children's diet these days, cycling nothing else but helps in shedding those extra calories. It not only keeps the body fit but also helps in relaxing and soothing the mind.

Dreams on Wheels

Choosing a bike for your child

With a plethora of brands and varieties of bikes available in the market, choosing the right bike for your child might seem a Herculean task.

A few points to help you make the right option follow:

1.Make sure you keep your child's height and body buildings in mind. A size too large may prove to be difficult for him to maneuver. Similarly your child's relieve should not be compromised with in case of a smaller bike. If your child is a learner, getting him trainers attached to the bike is a good idea.

2.Price and ability of your purchase is something you must determine upon and stick with. Remember, a high price does not all the time ensure the best quality.

3.Safety of your young rider is of utmost importance. Invest your money on a product that will Invest the safety of your child. A helmet is an accessory you cannot do without. It is also advisable to pick the right gear like padded knee and elbow guards and accepted footwear.

4.If your youngster plans to ride to school you can also added accessorize his dream engine with an intriguing rear bike rack or bike basket. Give it personal touches of his beloved color or fictional character, etc.

Be it a toddler on his tricycle or a rebellious teen trying to push his limits, the bike was all the time a prized possession. At some point or the other, bikes do become an necessary part of a child's life, just like a doll, an airplane, toy soldiers and tea sets. So don't you think it's unfair to deny your child an feel he will remember lifelong?

Dreams on Wheels

The 20 Most beloved Bike Brands Sold in the Us

Well, this is beyond doubt a controversial, complicated and permanently evolving topic. There are so many bicycle manufacturers, bicycle types and popular brand names sold in the Us, that it can be difficult to find a allembracing overview and to sort it all out.

The top 20 most popular bike brand listing that I've compiled here is not based on the whole of bikes sold alone or on the quality or perceived quality of the bicycles. Most of the bike manufacturers listed here also sell separate bike types (road, mountain, hybrid, etc.) and the list below is not broken down by bike type or category.

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This listing is intended to be a guide as to what bike brands are currently the most popular in the Usa, at the time of this writing (since bike brands come and go and the sales of discrete bike types rise and fall).

The 20 Most beloved Bike Brands Sold in the Us

The Top 20 Most popular Bike Brands and the bike types that they sell

  1. Trek - Road, Triathlon , Mountain Hardtail , Mountain Full-Suspension , Urban , Bike Path, Cruiser , Women's , Kids
  2. Schwinn - Road, Commuter, Comfort, Cruisers, Electric, Mountain Bikes, Bmx, Kids
  3. Giant - Road, Mountain, Giant for Women, Lifestyle, Hybrid (Hct), Bmx, Kids
  4. Cannondale - Road, Mountain, Women's Recreation (many sub categories)
  5. Mongoose - Bmx Bikes (Team Bikes, Freestyle Bikes, Dirt road Bikes) Mountain / Pavement (Dual Suspension, Jumping, Hardtail Xc, Comfort, Commuter, Road Alternative, 
  6. Raleigh - Road, execution Hybrid, Hybrid, Comfort, Mountain, Cruiser, Women, Youth
  7. Specialized Road, Multi Street, Globe (commute, comfort), Dirt/Street/Vert (Bmx), Kids Atb
  8. Diamondback - Mtn Full Suspension , Mountain Hardtail , Devine Designs , comfort ,Cruiser , execution Hybrid , Hybrid , Youth , Bmx
  9. Fuji - Road, Mountain, Specialty, Women's, Lifestyle, Kids
  10. Haro -All Mountain-Freeride, Dirt Jump/ Urban, Xc Trail / Xc Sport, 650B, 29er, Metro, Comfort, Cruiser
  11. Shimano - Road, Mountain, Comfort, Bmx
  12. Huffy - since 1892 - Mountain, Bmx, Kids, Road
  13. Gary Fisher - 29ers, Full Suspension,  Genesisters, Hardtails, Kids, Pavement, Road
  14. Ellsworth - High end Mountain Bikes
  15. Klein - High end Mountain and Road Bikes
  16. Jamis - High end Full Suspension, Hardtail, Road, Street, Sport Comfort, Youth
  17. Bianchi - Hors Categorie (Hoc), Born for execution (B4P), Coast to Coast (C2C), Dama Bianca, D2, Special, Classica, Road Steel, Mtb Performance, Mtb Leisure, Sport, Cross-Terrain
  18. Gt - Mountain, Bmx, Road, Womens
  19. Rocky Mountain - Mountain, Road, Urban & Path, Ladies Only
  20. Scott - Mountain, Road, Women's Junior's

Some of the popular bike brands listed here can only be purchased at specialty bike shops or independent dealers. Although this marketing technique makes these brands harder to find, in some cases this it improves the perceived quality of the bikes over brands that are distributed to the mass market or that can be beyond doubt found at sporting goods shop or even online.

I have included the bike types or bike categories that each maker sells under the brand names listed. The bike type descriptions were, in most cases, taken directly from each bike manufacturers website in order to not only let you know what kind of bikes they make but also how the enterprise perceives the bike types that they make and how they market them to you.

The 20 Most beloved Bike Brands Sold in the Us