Thursday, May 13, 2010
About Norco bike company.
We ride to escape, to remove ourselves from the noise and static of life. We ride to find the perfect balance between exhaustion and ecstasy ; to find out just how far is 'too far' then go further.Cycling is our sport, our relaxation, our meditation, our escape. It's our friends, our family, our people, our culture. It's our state of mind, our way of belonging. Cycling isn't just an activity, or even a lifestyle; it's a way of being and thinking, a way of viewing the world that is uniquely shaped by two wheels.Your Norco bike will change your life, never doubt that. It will turn your friends into your family, reshape your priorities, and transform the way you approach the challenges of life. We understand; we ride too.For almost as long as Canadians have been riding bikes, Norco has been making them. For greater than four decades, Norco has been reinventing how Canadians look at bikes – and how they ride them. In order to keep ahead of the pack, we draw on the knowledge of our factory team, staff riders, and design team to create bikes that we simply love to ride.There aren't too many places in the world where on your doorstep you can freeride down world-class trails, do a 200-km road ride, take a cruiser along the sea wall, or get dropped by a float plane into remote areas for an All Mountain epic. Being based in the Pacific Northwest, our backyard is both our playground and testing facility.Many would think that with all the possible riding opportunities available, nothing would ever get done. Sure, we ride...a lot...but we're equally passionate about making quality bikes for real-world trail conditions and riders. Every minute that we spend out on the road or on the dirt goes into making wise decisions on the product we build.Just take our line-up of Dirt and Street bikes for example. They were originally developed because a core group of staff riders would hit the park and dirt jumps every free moment they could find (including lunch hour missions to the local secret site just down the road). The same goes for our Thursday night road crew, a group that heads out for road rides through the Fraser Valley. The evolution of both cycling and cyclists has created the 2010 Norco lineup. Continuously pushing the boundaries of tradition has resulted in the new Forma, our women's specific line that includes both freeride and hardtail bikes. Look closely and you will see continuous refinement and improvement on all our models.If you were to ask any of these Norco staff why they do it, they'd probably just shrug and say it’s because they love riding. But, it’s really more than that. It's about commitment and heart. Whether it's creating award-winning bikes, bringing innovations to the industry like front-suspension geometry designs, or supporting grassroots and trail building initiatives, the people at Norco have always maintained the same spirit – Cycling is dynamic; pushing the traditional boundaries of the sport allows for continuous innovation and a superior bicycle product. At Norco, it is all about the ride.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Energy drinks are bad.
Every time you go to a store whether it be a gas station or a local food store you'll see the new craze of energy drinks. The drinks are popular among younger people who need a pick me up early in the morning and just aren't getting it from coffee, but are there serious side effects to drinking them? New tests are being run everyday concerning energy drinks and the effect they have on the human body but what are the results?
Within a typical energy drink you might find Ginseng, Vitamin B, and often helpful herbs. It's the other ingredients that are said to be the problem, most commonly used within the energy drinks is guarana. So you down a can of Red Bull, what could go wrong? Well a energy drink works by giving you a sugar rush basically and like any other sugar rush it comes to an end eventually, but energy drinks are said to cause many other problems.
Some doctors are concluding that drinking too many energy drinks may eventually cause heart problems because of the amount of boost the heart gets from the excessive usage of them. With the energy drinks on the market today reaching levels of 360mg of caffeine there's no wonder many energy drinks like Red Bull have been banned in countires when there have been cases of teenagers drinking a energy drink before a basketball game and then later dying from heart failure.
Physical and mental effects come from drinking energy drinks in excess, like insomnia. anxiety, and sometimes muscle twitching have been seen in adults who drink too many. In the local bar scene energy drinks are used as a mixer with alcohol and this is very bad for the body because alcohol is a downer where as a energy drink is designed to perk you up, so having conflicting beverages causes one to think you need more to drink as well as causing dehydration which is caused by both alcohol and energy drinks.
Think wisely before you pop that next tab on that energy drink.
Within a typical energy drink you might find Ginseng, Vitamin B, and often helpful herbs. It's the other ingredients that are said to be the problem, most commonly used within the energy drinks is guarana. So you down a can of Red Bull, what could go wrong? Well a energy drink works by giving you a sugar rush basically and like any other sugar rush it comes to an end eventually, but energy drinks are said to cause many other problems.
Some doctors are concluding that drinking too many energy drinks may eventually cause heart problems because of the amount of boost the heart gets from the excessive usage of them. With the energy drinks on the market today reaching levels of 360mg of caffeine there's no wonder many energy drinks like Red Bull have been banned in countires when there have been cases of teenagers drinking a energy drink before a basketball game and then later dying from heart failure.
Physical and mental effects come from drinking energy drinks in excess, like insomnia. anxiety, and sometimes muscle twitching have been seen in adults who drink too many. In the local bar scene energy drinks are used as a mixer with alcohol and this is very bad for the body because alcohol is a downer where as a energy drink is designed to perk you up, so having conflicting beverages causes one to think you need more to drink as well as causing dehydration which is caused by both alcohol and energy drinks.
Think wisely before you pop that next tab on that energy drink.
Monday, May 10, 2010
About mountain biking
Mountain biking is a sport which consists of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, using specially adapted mountain bikes. Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes, but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and performance in rough terrain.
Mountain biking can generally be broken down into multiple categories: cross country, trail riding, all mountain, downhill, freeride, street riding, dirt jumping and trials. The vast majority of mountain biking falls into the recreational XC and Trail Riding categories. This individual sport requires endurance, core strength and balance, bike handling skills and self-reliance. Advanced riders pursue steep technical descents and, in the case of free riding and dirt jumping, aerial maneuvers off of specially constructed jumps and ramps. Mountain biking can be performed almost anywhere from a back yard to a gravel road, but the majority of mountain bikers ride off-road trails, whether country back roads, fire roads, or singletrack (narrow trails that wind through forests, mountains, deserts, or fields). There are aspects of mountain biking that are more similar to trail running than regular bicycling. Because riders are often far from civilization, there is a strong ethic of self-reliance in the sport. Riders learn to repair their broken bikes or flat tires to avoid being stranded miles from help. This reliance on survival skills accounts for the group dynamics of the sport. Club rides and other forms of group rides are common, especially on longer treks. A combination sport named mountain bike orienteering adds the skill of map navigation to mountain biking.
Mountain biking can generally be broken down into multiple categories: cross country, trail riding, all mountain, downhill, freeride, street riding, dirt jumping and trials. The vast majority of mountain biking falls into the recreational XC and Trail Riding categories. This individual sport requires endurance, core strength and balance, bike handling skills and self-reliance. Advanced riders pursue steep technical descents and, in the case of free riding and dirt jumping, aerial maneuvers off of specially constructed jumps and ramps. Mountain biking can be performed almost anywhere from a back yard to a gravel road, but the majority of mountain bikers ride off-road trails, whether country back roads, fire roads, or singletrack (narrow trails that wind through forests, mountains, deserts, or fields). There are aspects of mountain biking that are more similar to trail running than regular bicycling. Because riders are often far from civilization, there is a strong ethic of self-reliance in the sport. Riders learn to repair their broken bikes or flat tires to avoid being stranded miles from help. This reliance on survival skills accounts for the group dynamics of the sport. Club rides and other forms of group rides are common, especially on longer treks. A combination sport named mountain bike orienteering adds the skill of map navigation to mountain biking.
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