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Tips on Buying Mountain Bikes from Top Bike Manufacturers



Mountain bikes are extremely flexible and are ideal for any terrain, its design and build makes it able to withstand the demands of tough terrains and are suitable for al fresco trail riding. There are basically 3 categories of mountain bikes, namely Rigid, Full-Suspension and Hardtail.






Hardtail - has just one suspension at the front
Rigid - has no suspension
Full-Suspension - has two suspensions, at the back and at the front.

Buying bikes can be very easy and where you might find it difficult to choose from which might be the color or design. But when it comes to mountain bikes, it is a different scenario as you consider lots of things, not just color or body designs.

There are different things to consider when buying a Mountain bike, and those factors would be discusses in this piece.

Set and Know Your Budget
The first and the most ideal thing to do, whenever someone wants to buy anything at all is to have a budget. This budget is of cause adjustable depending on your taste and how much money your pocket can spit out to acquire what you want. You have to set your budget and have a range; this will reduce the option of bikes available and would trim down the list. But bear in mind that the more you spend the more quality you get, and also don’t just budget for the bike alone.

Frame Material
The frame material of a bike is actually decided by the budget; because the higher bike budget, the more quality frame is available. Steel or Aluminum frames costs less when compared to carbon and titanium which happens to be the most expensive among the four. So you can decide to adjust your budget depending on the frame material you want, and also note that their durability differs.

What Do You Want In a Bike?
It is either you go for strength or lightness; but whichever you go for note they surely have different durability rate. Lighter bikes give you more speed and are easy to ride compared to bikes with strength.

Consider Suspensions Forks
Again this depends on what you want to use the bike for or in which surrounding you live. Should you want to be using your bike for going off-road during your leisure period you might have a tough time, and if you are getting a bike for long distance cycling then you should forget about the suspension forks. This is because the suspension fork adds more weight to the bike.

Check Bike Size
Before you buy any bike you should make sure you physically check the bike size, this is because sizes vary between different manufacturers. A manufacturer’s 56cm frame might be another 58cm frame. Make sure your two legs can reach the ground and flat and they should be close.

Verify Warranty
Verify the bike comes with a warranty and also make sure it starts when you buy the bike. Confirm your warranty and be sure it’s real.

Test Ride the Bike
 There some certain things you cannot tell is wrong with a bike until you ride the bike for like 5-10 minutes. If you do not do this you might end up buying the bike, and then discover it has issues later on.

Top most fuel efficient bikes in India

Most Fuel Efficient Motor Bikes



It is not new that for bike manufacturers to sell and have a product competing in the Indian auto-mobile market, their auto mobiles ought to have to some certain factors; and some of these factors are fuel efficiency. No biker would want to buy a bike that would consume more fuel than a horse would water. Saving more money from a bike that consumes lesser amount of petrol but gives you a better and exciting experience is worth buying and that is one of the major things people in India considers before buying a bike, not just bikes alone, but even cars and other auto mobiles.




So, in this article we are concentrating now on the top most fuel efficient 150cc bikes in India, and their specifications are briefly discussed to give you more insight about each and every bike on this list, and perhaps you might find one of them suitable enough for you and worth the money you will be paying.

Hero Achiever [68 KPL]
The Hero achiever comes from Hero MotorCorp and uses 1 Litre of petro in 68 Kilometers. This 150cc is powered by a 149.1 cc single cylinder motor which can generate 13.4 bhp at 8,000 RPM and 12.8 Nm at 5,000 RPM. Though one negative for the Hero Achiever is, its design is rather boring than exciting. It does not possess that exquisite look and feel that might entice a purchase, and that is why it might not be too popular in your area in India.

Hero Xtreme [65.1 KPL] 
You might say why Hero again, this one is from the manufacturers of the Hero Achiever too but is slightly below par the Hero Achiever in terms of fuel consumption efficiency. The Hero Xtreme produces 12.8 Nm at 6,500 RPM and 14.2 bhp at 8,500 RPM which runs on a single cylinder engine of 149.2 cc. the Hero Xtreme can is a reasonable alternative to the Hero Achiever.

Bajaj Pulsar 150 [68 KPL]
This Pulsar series is one of the Pulsar series introduced by Bajaj and the Pulsar 150 might be a little bit old, but it is still one of the most fuel efficient bikes in India. The Bajaj Pulsar 150 operates on a 149cc DTS-i engine and it also generates 14.85bhp and 12.5Nm at 9,000 RPM and 6,500 RPM respectively. The Pulsar series is one of the popular series launched by Bajaj and its 68 KPL is a good value for money.

The Hero Impulse [69.1 KPL]
The Hero Impulse has a very beautiful and slick and sophisticated design, the Hero Impulse runs on a single cylinder 149.2 cc motor. The Impulse produces 13 bhp at 7,500 RPM and 13.4 Nm at 5,000 RPM. The Hero Impulse is extremely sophisticated and will be a good choice for anyone that prefers a fuel efficient bike.

Bajaj Discover 150 [72 KPL]
Yes that’s right; a whooping 72 KPL, and that is real value for money. The Bajaj Discover is one of the top most fuel efficient bikes in India and that is because its mileage is outstanding. The Bajaj Discover runs on a 144.8 cc single cylinder engine which generates 14.3 bhp at 12.75 Nm at 8,500 RPM and 6,500 RPM respectively.

School stationary that every cool kid should have

Coolest School Stationary 



There are school stationary items that most kids would love to have in their bags or inside their lockers at school. These stationary items make them look sophisticated and unique at school. It also adds a bit of fun and gives them something to work with during free classes. Kids who had these stationary items are regarded as “cool” kids.



Below is a brief list of top school stationeries that only cool kids had at school.

Pencil Cases
Pencil cases added a bit of fashion to whatever we kit on and also had an extra swag of its own. The Pencil Case was such a big deal that you could find kids’ secret in it. Sometimes even pocket or launce money was slotted and made to perfectly fit inside. With some having blings, it was really cool to possess such an attractive stationary.

Smelly Pens
Smelly pens were one of the trending stationery products, and every kid wanted to have this. The pen had different flavors which made it more attracting, and most kids would give up ice creams for a whole week just have the Smelly Pen which had cocoa, coconut and if you could close your eye and tell each flavor just by smelling, then you are the coolest kid in school, it really was a big deal.

Super Eraser
This one got kids making mistakes on purpose so they could get to use the super cool “Tipp-Ex” eraser that undoes and error. Also with a very sophisticated design that you could easily slip into the pocket, the Tipp-Ex was a cool stationary for a cool kid.

Paint Marker
For lovely card designs and drawings the paint marker is among the school stationeries that can add an extra hype to your design. Whichever color, gold or silver; it does not matter, what matters is having the ink of the paint marker on your designs. And if you had it in your bag, that won’t be the smartest of ideas.

Gel Pens
Which kid would say no to a shiny pen; pens that make one giggle and smile. If you had the Gel pen and your next seat mate does not? Then you are such a cool kid, you get all the hypes and everyone wants to be your friend so as to get to use the Gel Pen.

Pen Pots
How could you show off to your classmates and make them believe you are such a sophisticated person, pen pots was the ideal solution. You could pick out the best of your crayons, pencils, markers, and even a Disney item that could fit in and show off using the pen pots.

Desk Accessories 
Instead of using that pocket money to eat candies, why not use it to decorate the desk was what most kids always thought. The joy of having your desk filled with colorful decors and being the most beautiful desk in class was a big achievement. No kid would say no this stationary products.

Multi-Ink Color Pen
Having the multi-ink color pen is like having 6 or more pens of different ink color depending on the type of multi ink pen you have got. Colors like blue, red, yellow, black, green, purple and orange can be found in the pen. Imagine the feelings when you have eight ink colors but have just one pen and fewer loads to carry in your pocket; that is sophistication.

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