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flat bars for great control

fat knobby tires for

comfort and traction

the rugged bikeMOUNTAIN BIKES

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downhill

the mountain ride

dirt jumping

great for the freeriders

FOR OFF-ROAD USE AND TRAILS

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The Mountain Biking Style…

…determines your choice of bike.

This is the

Cross-Country (XC) course used at the 2009 UCI world championships.

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Riding from point-to-point or in a loop over:• a mix of rough forest paths• singletrack or doubletrack • smooth fireroads • or even paved paths connecting other trails

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Technical complexity of the trails: • easy • or moderate

Choice of BikeWeight: Around 9-13 kilosSuspension: front and sometimes rear0-125 millimetres of suspension

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Choice of Bike:Components: Stronger than XC modelsWeight: suitable for climbing and descending on a variety of terrainSuspension: front and rear125-180 millimetres of suspension

All-mountain (AM) Race

Trails nearly impossible even to experienced riders are more often dubbed "all-mountain", "freeride", or "downhill".

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Racing-Oriented Downhill Riding

Choice of Bike:Components: large disc brakes and heavier frame tubing Weight: around 16-20 kilosSuspension: front and rear

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• riding trails • jumping • performing stunts racing downhill• riding over elevated trails made of interconnecting bridges and logs

Freeride / Big Hit / Hucking requires more skill and aggressive techniques than XC

Choice of Bike:Weight: 13-18 kilosSuspension: front and rear 150-250 millimeters of suspension

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Going Airborne by Dirt Jumping (DJ)The rider 'takes off' from the 'landing‘, which is a shaped mounds of dirt or soil and aims to land back on it.

generally smallerComponents: simpler with fewer components to break or cause the rider injury should it crash.Weight: built from sturdier materials, such as, steel to handle repeated heavy impacts of crashes and bails.Suspension: more manoeuvrable hardtails for backflipsTypical hardtails: only front suspension0-100 millimetres of suspension

Choice of Bike

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Created with thanks to:Microsoft Office http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ Wikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Author : Steve Bennetthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:XC_MTB_4_Stevage.jpg Tim Brink from Cape Town, South Africahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mountain_biker_04.jpgAttribution: RonDivine at en.wikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:XCrace.jpg Photographer: Daniel Plunkett. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:XCBikeRacer.jpg Author Cornishfactorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:All_Mountain_Mountain_Bike.jpgAuthor : Pdemillehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Free-ride.jpg Author : Litehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MTB_downhill.jpg Author : Jan Zimmermannhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dirtbike_on_sylt.jpg

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