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Since the 1980s, [22] [23] mountain bikes have had anywhere from 7 to 36 speeds, with 1 to 4 chain-rings on the crankset [24] and 5 to 12 sprockets in the cogset. 30-speed, 33-speed and 36-speed mountain bikes were originally found to be unworkable, as the mud-shedding capabilities of a 10-speed, 11-speed or 12-speed cassette, and the ...
The Leadville Trail 100 MTB is the second oldest of the well-known 100-mile (160 km) marathon mountain bike races held in the United States, the oldest being the Wilderness 101 in central Pennsylvania. The Leadville Trail 100 MTB was first run in 1994 and has become one of the best marketed, attended and known marathon events in mountain bike ...
Mountain biking (abbr. MTB) is a sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, usually using specially designed mountain bikes.Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and performance in rough terrain, such as air or coil-sprung shocks used as suspension, larger and wider wheels and tires, stronger frame materials ...
The most plausible, although still speculative reason, was an early resemblance of the racing courses for mountain bikes with the cyclo-cross discipline, with a major difference: the mountain bike racing track was significantly longer (a cyclo-cross course has 2.5–3.5 km versus 4+ km for a XC track) and free of artificial obstacles.
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The first UCI Mountain Bike World Championships took place in Durango, Colorado, USA in 1990 and featured only cross-country and downhill events. A separate UCI Trials World Championships had been held since 1986. [1] From 2000 to 2016, the mountain bike and trials disciplines were combined and run as the UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World ...
An annuity is a financial contract between you and an insurance company in which you hand over a lump sum or series of payments in exchange for a steady stream of income in retirement.
Getty Images acquired the Michael Ochs Archives in February 2007. [7] The Michael Ochs Archives were described by The New York Times as "the premier source of musician photography in the world". [8] In 2008, the private equity firm Hellman & Friedman (H&F) acquired Getty Images for $2.4 billion. [1] In 2012, H&F put Getty up for sale. [9]