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