Mountain Biking Guide

Were you aware that there are 9 classes that mountain biking can be split into? Each class offers the rider a different experience either as a past-time or as a sport. The different mountain bicycle reviews are broken down into these classes :


1: Dust Jumping - This style of mountain biking is legendary for the high jumps over manmade mud hills. While in the air, tricks are done on the bike. 6 or more jumps are generally done in one run and the jumps are close together so the biker can get a flow going with their trick riding.


2: Cross country - In this style of mountain biking, you ride your bicycle up and down hills. It's not the most extreme form in the mountain biking world, but the majority of this kind of ride is in great shape because of the long rides.


3: Cyclo cross - This biking class is an amalgam of mountain and road biking. The riders find out how to race on and off the course, ride barriers, and go thru rivers.


4: Downhill Biking - Racing downhill the quickest is the objective of downhill mountain bikers. The name of the game is intense and intense riding, to give the riders maximum excitement and excitement.


5: BMX - This style of mountain biking uses 20-inch wheels. You can commonly see this sort of bikes at skate parks or areas with dust jumps. These BMX bikes are made for performing tricks and doing stunts because they've a shorter wheel base and smaller wheels.


6: Trials - The cycles utilized in trials don't look anything like mountain bikes. They have twenty or 26-inch wheels and they have smaller, lower frames than off-road bikes. In trials, riders jump their bikes over different obstructions. This sort of biking takes a great amount of practice, focus, and balance.


7: Freeride Biking - this kind of mountain biking involves finding a trail down the side of the mountain where you may use all the terrain to do tricks, stunts, and so on. This is a truly popular competition, as the riders can express themselves.


8: Street and Urban Biking - Manmade hurdles, ledges, and other urbanized areas are what this kind of biking revolves around. They are going to do great stunts and tricks on these manmade items, too, including grinds and stalls.


9: Single Speed - this sort of biking is done on a bike with only 1 gear and few other parts. This isn't to be confused with a fixed gear cycle. The basis behind this type of biking is simplicity. This helps the pedaling to be better and the cycle is lighter and has less issues mechanically.