Half of the race is already won if you choose the right equipment. This isn’t true so much for runner, but if you are a racing cyclist you know that you need the right bike in order to win your races. This is even truer if you do mountain bike racing. Then you not only need to have a bike built for speed, but it also needs to be sturdy enough to survive the punishing mountain terrain and light enough to be easy to pedal up steep rises. There are many mountain racing bikes on the market that claim to give you all of this and more. However, once you read the review of the exceptional 2009 Mongoose Canaan Team mountain bike you’ll easily be able to see just how superior this bike is to others in its class.

For starters, only the latest technology is applied to make the Canaan Team bike as safe as possible. This begins with the tires and works its way up. The tires on this bike are Kenda Small Block Eight tires with very small knobs that provide more grip on corners and inclines. These tires also have the option running tubeless through a No Tube conversion kit. No tubes mean fewer punctures and the attendant hassle and safety concern. Next to the tires are the brakes. Disc brakes provide you with the quickest and most reliable breaking irrespective of the condition of your terrain. The Canaan Team mountain bike’s disc brakes and brake levers are made from carbon which gives you even more control over your stopping.

The 2009 Mongoose Canaan Team mountain bike also uses high tech solutions to give you the smoothest and easiest ride possible. The bike frame is made from light weight aluminum that has been engineered and joined with the latest in hardware so that you bike is as light as possible. The gear shifting of this bike is accomplished with a Shimano XT gear shift. You can easily shift through all possible twenty seven speeds regardless of how bumpy your terrain is. Keeping in mind a rough road, the Canaan Team also uses Fox RP23 rear shocks to smooth out the ride and keep you going through whatever path you may choose.

The 2009 Mongoose Canaan Team Mountain Bike is one of the best cycles that money can buy. While meant for professional cross country racers, even the weekender will enjoy his pedaling infinitely more with this amazing piece of machinery.