Mountain Biking Guide

Mountain biking has developed into many different classes depending on the preference of the rider.


Some like cross country while other like the downhill. Downhill mountain biking is such fun to do that many have concentrated on racing downhill. Downhill mountain biking is a particularly adrenaline pumping sport. The velocity that bikers reach while taking part in downhill mountain biking races are extremely fast. The chance of an accident going down is great as the downhill bikers pedal their bikes even as they're going down at great speeds. The rationale why they continue to pedal is to attain more speed and go quicker than their opponents. Downhill mountain biking races generally have two classes.


You either race against a competitor or you race against the time. Racing against opponents are what's called twin slaloms. In these races, both the downhill bikers are released at the same time and they race to the bottom in an attempt to get to the line first. The other kind of race is done by letting the participants have a go at the downhill course at least twice. The ideal time they achieve in the 2 runs will qualify them for the subsequent round. This is mostly done this way as the downhill mountain biking course could be too narrow to hold 2 partakers. Infrequently the first kind of downhill mountain biking race is better as the partakers are actually head to head and they're conscious of how quick their rival is going so they try their very best to outrun ach other. This sort of race also leads to a more exciting race particularly when there are spectators to encouraging them.


Downhill mountain biking participators need to wear protecting gear and armor to avoid too much damage to themselves. The body armor are made from hard but moldable plastic to guard our rib cage, backbone, shins, shoulders, arms and collar bones. The body armor can only protect as much as it can but if a biker throws out his arms to cushion his fall, the chance of damaged arms is still there. Downhill mountain biking is a slightly deadly sport particularly if the individual goes at a fast speed. A helmet is also required for downhill mountain biking. Helmets in this class are full face helmets similar to motorbike helmets that cover the whole head. This is so due to the great speeds attained by the bikers and the coarse terrain and trees the biker may run into.