| Cross country mountain biking is cross country at its | | | | The weight difference between free ride bikes and |
| finest. Where free riders and downhill bikers use | | | | cross country bikes are considerable. You'll be |
| four wheel bikes and ski lifts to get them to their | | | | extremely hard pressed to find a bike that weighs |
| destination, cross country bikers get to the top of | | | | more than 24 pounds, and even that weight can be |
| the mountain by the ride. Though free riding is very | | | | heavy. Free ride bkes weigh close to 40 pounds, |
| popular, the life vein of the sport has always been | | | | which makes the difference in weight pretty close. |
| cross country biking. | | | | If you've never tried cross country mountain biking, |
| Just as cross country riders are a different breed, | | | | you'll probably find it to be a break from the |
| the bikes they ride are as well. The cross country | | | | ordinary. Even though this type of biking involves |
| bike is completely different in many ways from other | | | | trails, it's normally the type of terrain that beginners |
| types of mountain riding bikes. The premise for | | | | wouldn't want to ride. Involving hills and rough |
| cross country riders is speed. Everything abouttheir | | | | terrain, cross country biking offers quite the rush. |
| bikes revolve with the idea of making the bikes | | | | For mountain bikers everywhere, cross country is the |
| faster and faster. | | | | way to go. It offers you a new assortment of |
| Bikes used in cross country mountain biking can be | | | | bikes, new areas to bike, and a new twist to |
| fully rigid frame, hardtails, or even full suspension | | | | mountain biking as you know it. If you've been |
| frames. Through the years, the cross over to full | | | | looking for a mountain biking rush, cross country |
| suspension has become very popular. | | | | mountain biking is what you need to be experiencing. |