The Types of Bike

Bicycles are the most efficient means of transportation, not polluting and healthy body healthy. Bicycles are legion, here I will try to explain a little about the bike is often used by people in everyday life.


These types of bicycles :


When the colonial past, Indonesia's famous bicycle and the most popular is 'Onthel'. But moving forward with the times, the bicycle displaced existence. But it does not go away, even more sought search by many people. This antique bike has distinctive features and high price value, the more demand. In big cities like Jakarta, Bandung, Yogyakarta and other cities have bicycle community.

Onthel Bicycle has two different forms, onthel for men and for women. The difference is only of the frame only.

It's about Onthel cycle :

Many types and brands of onthel cycle, certainly very old age and some have more than half a century. To preserve a lot of ways, with maintaining and replacing spare parts are not good condition. In the capital, precisely in the old town jakarta rented bicycle by bicycle taxi to the visitors and the surrounding region. There are some attractions that can be visited only by renting a bike is, just pay Rp. 15,000 has been able to enjoy it.

Mountain Bike


These bikes are used for such rugged terrain and rocky dirt road. First introduced in 1970 by the wearer bike in the hills of San Francisco.

Bike type is divided into two categories :

• Down Hill (DH)
• Cross Country (XC)

For the type of downhill, it is suitable for extreme terrain and bike type has been the dual suspension front and center on this bike frame. This aerodynamics technology is needed to reduce collisions.

                                          1.0 Bike Downhill

While the type of Cross Country, for the field is not too extreme. Usually only have front suspension only.

                                         2.0 Bike Cross Country

Since then the world know this bike. Characteristic trait is a lightweight, form the framework made ​​of steel, aluminum and the latest use of carbon fiber composite materials (Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic) and using the shock absorber shock absorbers. Used tires is one that has the ability to grip the ground firmly.
Mountain bikes have 18-27 moving gear that allows you to adjust the speed and convenience of the pedal. Mountain bike with 27 gears means having front crankset with 3 discs and cassette sprocket with 9 discs. So 3 x 9 = 27 different speed levels.