| A mountain bike is specially manufactured and made | | | | linkage, 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-road | | | | cross-country (XC) biking, trail biking, downhill biking |
| hindrances like rocks and trails. The tires of these | | | | and all-day endurance biking (AM). |
| bikes are exactly made for the upheaval of off-road | | | | Cross-country mountain bikes have light front and |
| as they are made knobby for traction and shock | | | | back suspension, which is achieved from lightweight |
| absorption. Rims for these bikes are approximately | | | | construction in frame and other components of the |
| 559mm in size. In exceptional cases, there are few | | | | bike. |
| bikes in which bar ends are built in. the reason behind | | | | Trail bikes are considered a cross between XC and |
| this bar end is to provide extra easiness in hill climbing | | | | AM 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 following | | | | the Gary Fisher HiFi. |
| designs of mountain bikes: | | | | Downhill bikes are considered strongest bikes and |
| Rigid Design: In this design, there is no suspension but | | | | have 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, which | | | | weight. |
| 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 with | | | | gap 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 a | | | | 16kg). |
| rear shock and front suspension fork. There is also | | | | |