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