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An active way of living occasionally needs an active time away from home, Mexico offers many places for those that enjoy extreme sports, a Puerto Vallarta vacation will guarantee beautiful views, jungle and mountain trails and above all , a first class destination with all you and your bike will need.

We are near to the end of the year 2011 and we can surely say that few folks anywhere can say they haven't heard the term extreme sports. One of the best known and most widely practiced is Mountain Biking, which can sometimes be both extreme, and at the same time keep you in contact with Mother Nature.

The genesis of this extreme sport is accredited to Gary Fisher of the U. S. in the early seventies, and by 1996, in the Atlanta Olympics, mountain biking was already accepted an Olympic sport discipline. That was extremely fast, don't you think? (joke intended).

Everybody has been a child and bicycles are part of virtually any adolescence. Children unsuspectingly practice a mixture of road-style cycling and mountain biking on the streets and trails around their houses, independent of the type or size of the bike they own. For mountain biking, the bike must become a part of your body and it's definitely necessary to have a purpose-built bike with great gear, not only for your fun, but also for your own safety and ongoing pleasure. Like any sport, you'll need extra security accessories, including helmet, gloves, glasses, repair gear, perhaps an additional tire and always have a pump. Do not forget that the hardest gear to replace is your body, so don't spare expenses when it comes to your safety and health.

Vallarta is the best place to find enjoyment in this sport due to its location and natural surroundings, once you roll into the jungle you'll enjoy the flora and fauna, gorgeous perspectives and paradise-style landscapes you can only find and enjoy on foot or on 2 wheels. Feel like if you were riding around on a desolate island together with your bicycle.