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Specialized Myka HT Disc 2011 Women’s Mountain Bike

Girls and women, this is the mountain bike for you! Whether you’re a growing teenager or a cycling returner of unconfessed years, the Specialized Myka HT 2011 Women’s Mountain Bike has been created to provide comfort and joy.

To start with, the top quality aluminium frame is designed to suit a female physique and sensibilities. The geometry allows for a confident ride and features a low top bar so that you can jump on – and off – with greater ease.

Specialized have also added front forks with women-specific customised suspension that is set to suit your size. This means that the bike handles the humps and bumps of a range of different on and off-road terrains with great aplomb.

In addition, the women-specific features of the 21-gear Specialized Myka HT 2011 include handlebar grips to match smaller hands, as well as a Body Geometry Women’s Riva saddle that is designed with ultimate comfort in mind, even when taking the bike on longer rides.

As you would expect from this leading bike manufacturer, the Myka HT 2011 also comes with numerous good quality components. Derailleurs and gear shifter are Shimano, while the seven-speed gear cassette is SRAM. These components will serve you well and offer many miles of sublime riding

This bike comes with caliper brakes and pads, which are perfect for most uses on road and on country trails. But if you’re keen to take your riding to the next level, perhaps with a bit of downhilling, then the Myka is easy to adapt as it already has the mounts in place for disc brakes.

The bike also benefits from durable double-walled alloy rims that are tough enough to handle the rough stuff and Specialized Fast Trak LK Sport tyres that feature a reduced knob height offering lower rolling resistance while on the roads, yet still providing lots of grip when on the trails.

Of course, the colour and styling of the bike does matter (don’t let the guys tell you it doesn’t because they care too!). This Specialized Myka HT 2011 mountain bike is a striking shade of cool white with blue or red detailing.

So, not only does this bike handle well and suit a range of terrains, it’s also good looking.

Specialized Hardrock HT Womens Mountain Bike

At £379.99 you’re not always going to come up trumps with a high quality mountain bike, but this Specialized Hardrock HT Womens Mountain Bike knocks socks off other similar priced bikes.

This is the perfect bike for new and budding riders and would suit older children, men and women.

What we really like is that far from looking like an entry level bike, the Specialized Hardrock 2011 has a stylish design that will be sure to turn heads whether out on the trails, riding canal banks or heading to school or the office.

The hard-tail mountain bike benefits from a fully butted premium aluminum frame with a double “ORE” down tube. In layman’s terms this means the frame is light yet durable and compliant yet sturdy.
If you want the technical take on the front suspension of this Specialized Hardrock mountain bike then you’ll want to know that it boasts an upgraded 80mm-travel fork with a pre-load adjustment that is dialed for your size. In other words, if offers the perfect bounce for your weight and to suit a range of easier-going off-road terrains.

This mountain bike also has a long list of good quality components, especially when you consider the price tag. We particularly like the 21 gears with Shimano Acera rapid-fire trigger shifters and Shimano Atlus derailleur.

Whatever the gradient, going up or down, the Specialized Hardrock oozes smoothness and offers rides a big boost of confidence. This bike will get you where you want to go without the need to grind the gears or get off and push.

A light-feel yet proactive braking system also adds to the rider’s feeling of being in control while on two wheels.

Should you want to upgrade to disc brakes at a later date the Specialized designers have added a handy mount point. This is a real bonus if you take up mountain biking and then decide to push your riding up a notch, in which case you’ll be looking for more responsive braking