17/02/2019
Different Types of Bikes
1. BMX — BMX bike is an off-road sport bicycle used for racing and stunt riding. BMX means bicycle motocross.
2. Dirt/Slopes - Bikes are typically built from sturdier materials such as steel to handle repeated heavy impacts of crashes and bails.
Dirt Jumping (DJ) is the practice of riding bikes over shaped mounds of dirt or soil and becoming airborne. The goal is that after riding over the 'take off' the rider will become airborne, and aim to land on the 'landing'.
3. Road - road bicycle is used to describe bicycles built for traveling at speed on paved roads. Some sources use the term to mean racing bicycle.
4. XC - Cross-Country (XC) generally means riding point-to-point or in a loop including climbs and descents on a variety of terrain. Cross country mountain biking is the only mountain biking discipline in the Summer Olympic Games.
5. Trail - Trail riding or trail biking is recreational mountain biking on recognised, and often waymarked, trails; unpaved tracks, forest paths, etc. Trails may take the form of single routes or part of a larger complexes, known as trail centres. There are "trail bike" designs for this activity.
6. Enduro - All-mountain/Enduro uses bikes with a moderate-travel suspension systems and components that are usually stronger than XC models, but a weight still suitable for climbing and descending.
7. Freeride - Freeride / Big Hit / Hucking, as the name suggests, is a 'do anything' discipline that encompasses everything from downhill racing without the clock to jumping, riding 'North Shore' style (elevated trails made of interconnecting bridges and logs), and generally riding trails and/or stunts that require more skill and aggressive techniques than XC.
8. Downhill - Downhill (DH) is, in the most general sense, riding mountain bikes downhill. Courses include large jumps (up to and including 12 meters (39 feet)), drops of 3+ meters (10+ feet), and are generally rough and steep from top to bottom. The rider commonly travels to the point of descent by other means than cycling, such as a ski lift or automobile, as the weight of the downhill mountain bike often precludes any serious climbing.
sources: Wikipedia
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_biking
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_bicycle
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMX_bike
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