The next step once you’ve bought your brand new mountain bike is to start kitting yourself out with the latest mountain bike accessories. Whether you are after clothing to ride your bike in, the latest gadgets to improve your performance on the bike, or accessories for your actual bike, then the world of mountain bike accessories is brimming with lots of goodies for you to indulge in.
There are thousands of places to buy the latest mountain bike accessories from, all with lots of options to suit all requirements and budgets. The majority of the shops and sites are also extremely informative guaranteeing that you will be well informed when you make your purchase.
Starting off with clothing for when you are on your mountain bike, the Helly Hansen Stripe Crew L/S Base Layer is a fantastic top. This top is a LIFA base layer, which ensures you are kept dry. They are made out of polypropylene, which pushes moisture away, in return keeping your body moisture free and cosy. Due to the polypropylene the top is soft and lightweight and is non-allergenic as well as providing good insulation.
Its material always ensures the top bounces back into shape so it is a great fit for everyone who wears it. The LIFA element of the material makes it resilient against bacteria so it’s kept free of bad odours. The top also features eyelet construction, a longer back, close to the body fit, flat lock seams and excellent moisture transportation. It is lightweight with a high-elasticity fabric that allows unrestricted freedom of movement; it has good shape retention, is non-pilling, odour resistant and has a rapid drying time. It is a pro fit and weighs 140g.
The Giro Ionos Team Limited Edition Helmet 2009 claims to be the most technologically advanced helmet that the brand Giro has ever designed. It is made with an in-mould composite sub-frame (I.C.STM) that provides the strength to support 21 of the largest vents ever carved into a helmet, which combined with the helmets huge vents and internal exhaust ports, create a cooling system Giro call Wind TunnelTM ventilation.
The helmet features 21 enormous Wind Tunnel vents and optimally placed internal exhaust channels maximize airflow across your head resulting in 15 percent better ventilation than the class leading Atmos. It has a visible weave of composite called in-mould composite sub-frame that runs throughout the helmet liner and around the vents, X-Static fabric pads are woven with pure silver fibres and kill 100 percent of bacteria and has a RocLoc 4 fit system and Meets CE EN1078 certification.
A great mountain bike accessory for your mountain bike is the new Scicon Atlas Box, which is a bag at the leading edge of design when it comes to bike transport bags.
The Atlas is a completely new concept in the world of bike transport bags. It is manufactured from high quality Polyester 1680 Deniers with a water-repellent treatment and is extremely resistant and long lasting.
It features advance impact-absorption construction with propriety high-density foam, removable inner padding, superior auto healing ZIPS, reinforced nylon thread stitching and double lockable sliders, facilitated 3/4 opening for stowing operations and extra strong thermo polymer structure, coupled with expanded padding to offer astounding cushioned protection.
The double-padded and reinforced massive external pockets will keep up to 4 wheels safe and has adjustable inner straps to secure the bike frame. The bags revolutionary Wheel Truck is inspired from aero spatial technology and the atlas main landing gear is composed of 2 pairs of four-wheels bogies on each side of the fuselage, the two bogies at the front are steerable. The bag has ergonomic handles for easy lifting and steering, incorporated front handle with automatic retractable belt, name-tag holder with privacy cover and is suitable for all frame sizes, including full suspension mountain bikes.
With so many mountain bike accessories on offer you will be spoilt for choice when you hit the shops.
