Comfort Tandem Kent Dual Drive Bike

The look of Kent Dual Drive Tandem bike is actually very attractive especially compared to most tandem bikes which tend to be very linear and bulky looking. This is much smoother with great lines. The silver fades into a gun-metal grey with a few red accents and black grips, seats, tires, bottles etc… Overall a very pleasing appearance albeit a bit retro.

The brakes are decent but not disc brake systems, but rather those small “v” brake systems. Tires are great and large enough to have a quiet ride and in fact, were astonishingly easy to manage and navigate. Shifters are in the handle and work just great. You can’t get quick turns with this as the bike is long. So you should get the turns a little bit slow and carefully.

The ride is smooth – much smoother than expected. Great cruiser. Can actually reach a decent speed but be sure to have plenty of braking space and don’t take tight corners at the high speeds. All in all, a lot of fun for a couple with a terrific price. A wonderful bicycle! Set-up was straight forward and easy. Little adjustment needed for the derailleur or brakes. Many hours of enjoyment already spent on the bike. A great family edition. Lots of fun to ride. The ride is very smooth and the gear shift is very precise.

I am very enthusiastic bike rider. I have many miles have ridden on my road bicycle. I had some hesitations about the tandem bike especially for the price. It didn’t disappoint me; I got exactly what I expected. The assemblage was easy and the bike performs extremely well. The shifting is a little tough, but acceptable, especially in this price range.

Also purchase of Kent Dual Drive Tandem bike is a good deal. The local bike stores had much more overpriced bicycles. They were as well not as good looking as this bicycle. The bike arrived with the front wheel, seats and the handgrip bars off, so I had to put them together but it didn’t take me more than half an hour. Riding this bicycle is not hard at all compared to a normal mountain bicycle. You don’t need to paddle it strong for it to run fast enough. The additional person on the back does not seem impact a lot the handling

Kent Dual Drive Tandem is not a master quality or overpriced bicycle…it is very much amended quality than most regular bicycles being sold-out there now and executes perfect on the road. Nevertheless super pleased with this deal. Smooth ride, great looking, holds up good over time. So if you’re curious in all nice things of tandem cycling and want a bicycle to enjoy of, you can’t go wrong with this one. Super bicycle for the money!

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February 19 2010 | bikes | No Comments »

Mountain Bike Anatomy

One needs a mountain bike before you plan to go for a mountain biking. Different components of a mountain bike are as below:

The bottom bracket attaches the body of the bike to the crank set.

Brake cable is the one which would connect the lever of the brake to the brake mechanism.

Brake lever is the lever that is on the handles and activates the brakes. You have the front bake on the left side and the rear brake on the right side.

Chain is a circular set of links which transfers the power from the ring of the chain to the cogs.

Chain rings are the toothed rings which would link to the crank for holding the chain.

Crank is a lever which extends from the pedal to the bottom bracket, which transfers the power to the chain ring.

The mechanism used for shifting the chain from cog to another is Derailleur.

Down tube is the section of a frame which extends down from the bottom bracket to the stem.

Front shock is for absorbing the shock on the front fork.

Handlebar is a horizontal bar which is linked with the stem and has handgrips on both ends.

Headset is the mechanism that is on the front of the frame which links the front fork to the handlebars and the stem.

Hub is the center part of a wheel to which the spokes are attached.

The lower pulley of the rear derailleur which gives the spring tension for keeping the chain tight is Idler pulley.

Nipple is a threaded receptacle which holds the spoke’s end to the rim.

Pedal is the place to rest your foot to pedal on and this links to the crank.

The rear shock is the shock absorber on the dual suspension kind of bikes for the rear tire.

Rim is a metal ring which holds the spokes from the inside and from outside the tire.

The seat is termed as saddle.

The seat post gives support for the seat.

The metal rod which passes through the hub linking the dropouts of the frame to the wheel is the Skewer.

Spindle is a freely rotating axle which is attached the crank arms and also a part of the lower bracket.

The strong wires that link the rim to the hub is the spokes.

A part which links the steering tube to the handle bar is the stem.

The wheel hub is the center of the wheel to which the spokes are connected, this is essentially one of the important bicycle parts to bear in mind.

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May 21 2009 | bikes | No Comments »