Types of Mountain Bikes

A mountain bike is specially manufactured and madelinkage, which lets the back wheel moved on pivots.
for off-road. It is used for cycling on trails, declines,There are many types of mountain biking including
unpaved ways, uneven roads, jumping, off-roadcross-country (XC) biking, trail biking, downhill biking
hindrances like rocks and trails. The tires of theseand all-day endurance biking (AM).
bikes are exactly made for the upheaval of off-roadCross-country mountain bikes have light front and
as they are made knobby for traction and shockback suspension, which is achieved from lightweight
absorption. Rims for these bikes are approximatelyconstruction in frame and other components of the
559mm in size. In exceptional cases, there are fewbike.
bikes in which bar ends are built in. the reason behindTrail bikes are considered a cross between XC and
this bar end is to provide extra easiness in hill climbingAM bikes. There are many famous bikes in trail bikes
whenever it is necessary.including The Giant Trance, the trek fuel EX series,
On the basis of suspension, there are followingthe Gary Fisher HiFi.
designs of mountain bikes:Downhill bikes are considered strongest bikes and
Rigid Design: In this design, there is no suspension buthave seven or more than seven inches of suspension
a frame with a rigid fork and rear is fixed.travel. They are strongest bikes but very light in
Soft tail: There is small amount of suspension, whichweight.
is activated by flex not by pivots.All-day enduring bikes (AM) are made to equal the
Hardtail: There is no rear suspension but a frame withgap between free ride bikes and cross-country bikes.
front suspension fork.They weigh between 30 and 35 pounds (14kg to
Dull or Full Suspension: It has rear suspension with a16kg).
rear shock and front suspension fork. There is also