By: Alastair Hamilton
The sport of mountain biking is increasing in popularity year by year. It’s an exhilarating sport, but it’s also physically demanding. Both men and women take part, but its usually people kids, teens, and young adults.
As with any other activity, mountain bikers have devised their own culture, including a language of their [...]

By: David Faulkner
Even though sports fans are constantly being inundated with commercials for television shows and live events featuring “extreme” versions of their favorite athletic events, and even though these “extreme” versions are becoming more extreme with each passing year, there is still one sport which does not need an extreme version. Mountain biking, even [...]

By: Alastair Hamilton
There’s more to mountain biking than just getting a cool bike. Mountain biking can be a dangerous sport - as is any sport where you’re heading downhill at speed.
The younger generation has a tendency to think it is invincible, and so will not bother with the common sense safety gear that could save [...]

By: Alastair Hamilton
When most people think of mountain biking, they think of climbing up to the top of a mountain and then riding down it again. However, there are plenty of opportunities for the fat-tire enthusiast, and the disciplines are growing every year as riders find new ways to challenge themselves.
Below is just a brief [...]

By: Alastair Hamilton
If you’re a bicycle enthusiast, but have only tried cycling on the road, it’s time you gave mountain biking a try. By mountain biking, I mean more than heading down an actual mountain - although that what most people think about when they hear the phrase “Mountain biking.”
However, mountain bikes - light bikes [...]

By: David Faulkner
The enjoyment you get from mountain biking will depend on a variety of factors. Terrain which is challenging without being impossible, friends who share your enthusiasm for the ride, and a bike designed to suit your abilities are all important. But of these, the most important is your mountain bike, so you’ll want [...]

By: David Faulkner
While mountain biking is typically associated with the cyclists pitting their reflexes, strength, and athletic abilities against some of the world’s most treacherous back country wildernesses, deserts, and canyons, there is a new breed of mountain biker–the city dweller. Urban mountain biking may be the next big thing in sports.

By David Faulkner
There is no such thing as a completely safe sport. Even the most gifted athletes can have something unexpected happen and have their careers ruined in an instant. And, while mountain biking is certainly one of the most enjoyable outdoor activities, it is also one of the most dangerous. Anyone thinking about taking [...]

By: Allan Wilson

The designs for mountain bikes can be classified in three categories based on suspension:
1. Hardtail - A frame with no rear suspension, often containing a front suspension fork.
2. Fully rigid - This is a sub type of hardtail, with a rigid fork.
3. Dual or full suspension - These bikes offer a front suspension [...]

By: Pat Carpenter
Any place where the terrain is rough and the sky is blue in Dallas, Houston or elsewhere in Texas is a place you’ll probably find mountain bikers. The sport of mountain biking usually refers to riding bicycles, which possess particular design characteristics, off-road, although sometimes the term simply refers to riding a [...]