| Mountain biking can be divided into nine different | | | | tricks while they are in the air. These jumps are placed |
| categories. Each category offers a new challenge for | | | | close together so riders can go over six or more |
| players. The different categories of mountain biking | | | | jumps in one run to gain a flow to give them more |
| are:1. Cyclo crossCyclo cross is hard, fast and much | | | | speed for bigger jumps.6. Single speedThis is a form |
| more than running with your bike through | | | | of cross country biking that's done using a bike with |
| mud.Cyclo-cross racing takes some of the technical | | | | only one gear and fewer components. Main reason for |
| skills of a mountain biker and is a cross between road | | | | single speed is simplicity of bikes and the game. Fewer |
| and mountain biking. These riders have to go over | | | | components mean less mechanical problems, a lighter |
| obstacles, cross through rivers and rafts, and race on | | | | bike and provide efficient pedaling.7. FreerideFree riding |
| and off the course.2. BMXBMX cycles have 20 inch | | | | game is very extreme as it involves finding the perfect |
| wheels and is the style of BMX biking. As these bikes | | | | path down the mountain using all of the terrains. These |
| have smaller wheels and shorter wheel bases, | | | | types of competitions are very popular among bikers |
| therefore these bikes are commonly used at skate | | | | as riders can show their expertise and fitness.8. TrailsIn |
| parks or in dirt jumps. BMX bikes are good to perform | | | | trails bikers use bikes with 20 or 26 inch wheels and |
| tricks and stunts with.3. Cross countryCross Country | | | | sport small, low frames. Although the bikes used for |
| Mountain biking involves riding bike up and down | | | | trails does not look like mountain bikes but trials can be |
| mountains and in hilly areas. It is one of the most | | | | considered as a part of mountain biking. Trail bikers |
| difficult type of mountain biking but there are riders | | | | need extreme amount of balance and concentration |
| who are fit and go on long rides in these mountains.4. | | | | as they have to hop and jump their bikes over |
| DownhillDownhill mountain biking means racing down | | | | obstacles.9. Street and urbanStreet and urban riding is |
| the mountains with a bike. This type of riding is very | | | | done in urban areas, ledges, and with other types of |
| intense and extreme, offering riders the chance for | | | | man made obstacles. Riders of street and urban biking |
| ultimate thrills and excitement.5. Dirt jumpingDirt jumping | | | | will do tricks such as stalls and grinds very well.Phillip |
| is a type of mountain biking that involves jumping the | | | | Culver is the author of many recreation related articles. |
| bike over large man made dirt jumps and then doing | | | | |