| When most people think of mountain
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| | of barricades, forcing the rider to
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| biking, they think of climbing up to the
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| | dismount and carry his bike over them.
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| top of a mountain and then riding down it
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| | Everyone races flat out.
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| again. However, there are plenty of
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| | 4. Dirt jumping
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| opportunities for the fat-tire
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| | The idea with dirt jumping is not so much
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| enthusiast, and the disciplines are
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| | the jumping but what tricks the rider can
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| growing every year as riders find new
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| | do while he is air borne. The idea is not
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| ways to challenge themselves.
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| | to get around the course as fast as
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| Below is just a brief list of some of the
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| | possible but to have the most air time
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| biking disciplines associated with
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| | and do the most stunts in the air.
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| mountain biking. For each discipline,
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| | 5. Downhill
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| you'll be able to find bikes especially
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| | As the name implies, downhill biking
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| made for the different challenges they
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| | means getting down the hill as fast as
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| present, and the different skills needed.
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| | possible, much like downhill skiing. It's
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| 1. BMX
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| | a time trial event - bikers don't ride
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| BMX stands for bicycle motocross. The
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| | together but rather start down the course
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| cycles used are specially designed to
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| | at intervals. This is because the way
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| operate on a dirt track: a groomed
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| | down is not smooth - there are plenty of
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| racecourse made up of various jumps,
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| | obstacles to negotiate along the way.
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| banked and flat corners, and therefore
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| | 6. Freeride
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| have small wheel diameters - 20-inches,
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| | Freeriding is a sport that has just
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| and fat tires. The sport began in
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| | recently come into vogue. The courses
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| California in the late 1960s, as young
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| | feature man-made obstacles such as teeter
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| boys began emulating their motocross
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| | totters and skinny bridges, and can take
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| heroes, and is now popular around the
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| | place in-doors as well as out on
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| world.
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| | specially prepared mountain courses.
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| 2. Cross country
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| | 7. Single speed
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| Just as its name implies, fat-tire
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| | Those who like the uncluttered life will
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| enthusiasts bike across country -
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| | use a bike with only one gear and fewer
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| specifically hilly country to test the
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| | components. The idea is simplicity. The
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| rider's endurance.
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| | racers however still go all out - both up
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| 3. Cyclo cross
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| | and down courses. This sport is popular
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| A cyclo cross bike is a road bike with
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| | around the world.
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| powerful brakes, extra mud clearance, and
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| | 8. Urban
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| tires that aren't exactly fat but do have
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| | Most cities were not designed for the
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| knobs on. These bikes are used for Cyclo
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| | bicyclist - and people on two wheels are
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| cross racing, a sport which began in
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| | resented by those on four. And then there
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| Europe, as off-season training for road
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| | are the pedestrians... However, people
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| racers. The courses are a mile long, and
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| | who don't live near mountains or hills
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| are partly paved and partly mud-soaked to
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| | haven't let that stop t hem from creating
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| give the rider all kinds of challenges.
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| | challenging, man-made courses - with all
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| Also on the course are a certain number
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| | the obstacles available in urban areas.
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