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Benefits of biking
Many people take biking as an outdoor activity of choice due to its many health benefits. Biking is free and it’s possible to ride anywhere without using money. As long as one has a bike, the activity can be carried out.
Every part of the body is involved during cycling. Hence, contrary to the common perception that only legs are involved during biking, most muscles are worked out and this builds strength and tone.
Biking is a good way to build stamina. It’s common for most people to ride longer than the previous time they were out. Other benefits of cycling include the following:
- Burning up of extra calories
- Reduction of stress
- Improvement of the health of the heart
Basic gear needed
Riding bike: the size of the bike should be selected carefully as well as the type.
Frame size: the basic rule is that you should stand flat-footed over the frame of the bike with around 5 centimeters of space to spare.
Seat positioning: should be done correctly to reduce strain on the knees
Handlebars: weight should rest lightly on the handlebars
The bike should be kept in a good condition to reduce accidents. The following should be checked before going out:
- Bolts and quick release levers on handlebars stem, axles, and seats should be checked to make sure that they are tight.
- The headset should not be tight.
- Brakes pads should not have any problem and should also not touch the rim unless during braking.
- Axles should not have loose bearings.
- Shift levers should be checked to ensure smooth and easy shifting.
- Derailleur’s movement should be right.
Ideal outdoor location
Biking is suitable for most locations. It’s good in urban settings as well as any other location. Assuming you are new in a town, it can be very rewarding and very explorative if you cruise around on a bike. You can cover longer distances and visit more places. The same case applies to exploring a forest or the shore. Unlike moving around in a car, biking allows you to interact with the surroundings more intimately.
The ideal location for biking then is expansive places such as in a forest, parks, shores, and urban settings.
Recreational providers
There are many recreational providers offering biking outdoor activities in the US. The three that I have selected are as follows:
- Love Big Island: the company website based on the island of Hawaii. The company can be contacted by logging onto their website.
- Taos Webb: the company’s website and contact.
- Enjoy Burlington: the organization’s website and contact.
Resources
Biking is an extremely popular activity. As noted earlier, it has immense health benefits, as well as help, reduce stress. As a tourist, it’s better to move around on a bike as opposed to sightseeing in a car. Bikes allow you to meet inhabitants freely, feel and touch the surrounding, as well as hear the noises in the parks. However, biking should be done carefully to avoid accidents and attacks by animals.
Recreational profile
Love Big Island
Services and products provided
This company offers more than 20 outdoor activities which include golfing, hiking, horseback riding, snorkeling, and of course biking. Love Big Island gives tourists the option of cruising around the island on a mountain bike to experience the towns, mountains, and shores more closely than the case would be when riding in a car. The company particularly recommends biking when touring the island’s volcanoes, national parks, and coastal roads.
Love Big Island provides tourists with rental bikes for tours at a reasonable cost. To avoid cases of accidents or getting lost, there are organized tours where the company provides guides and carry supplies required for the trip. These organized tours take anything between three to seven hours.
Facilities and locations
Biking is done on the areas in and around the island’s volcanoes, parks, towns, and shores. Bikes are supplied by the company at a fee. There are also organized bike riding over the four locations listed above. To avoid accidents and violating the rules, the company educates biking enthusiasts on basic safety techniques.
Love Big Island target market
Love Big Island offers more than twenty outdoor activities whose appeal cuts across the board. For example, golf is likely to appeal to the more elderly and affluent clients. Biking, on the other hand, is popular among young people. In reality, though, biking is appropriate for everyone. Therefore, the company markets itself as a one-stop-shop for all kinds of outdoor activities that any market segment may be interested in.
However, in marketing biking and camping, the message is targeted at young people ranging from preteens to those in their early 30s. Their target market for the biking outdoor activity is those aged between 8 years to 39.
Pricing
The company rents out bikes at $20 per day for a bike with more than 20 gears for 20 hours. After that, customers are offered a discount. An all work, carbon fiber bike is rented out for $ 60 per day. Customers are offered a discount after the first 20 hours. The charges for organized tours where you have brought along your bike are $100 for 3 to seven hours.
In my view, the pricing is reasonable. This is because; the renting cost is lower than the cost of bringing your bike along. Renting also offers you the chance of cruising around with a much more superior bike than the case would be if you carried along with your bike.
Their bikes are also likely to be well maintained as they have professionals whose work is to ensure that the condition of the bikes is excellent. They also offer a discount after the first 24 hours; hence, if you plan to hire for a few years, the total cost will be reasonable.
The uniqueness of Love Big Island
Love Big Island is unique in that it offers a lot of outdoor activities. It is therefore possible for someone to switch activities. Also, their pricing is reasonable. Some companies have exorbitant charges that are not even reflected by the quality of services that they offer. Love Big Island provides its biking events on the island of Hawaii, which is a very beautiful place. Biking is such a place is likely to be an unforgettable event.