Cross Country Mountain Biking

By Jenny Gill

Whether you are experienced or are a novice, everybody has to agree that Cross country mountain biking is cross country at its finest where free riders and downhill bikers use four wheel bikes and ski lifts to get them to their destination and cross country bikers get to the top of the mountain by the ride.

Though free riding is very popular, the life vein of the sport has always been cross country biking. Just as cross country riders are a different breed, the bikes they ride are as well. The cross country bike is completely different in many ways from other types of mountain riding bikes. The premise for cross country riders is speed. Everything about their bikes revolves with the idea of making the bikes faster and faster.

Bikes used in cross country mountain biking can be fully rigid frame, hardtails, or even full suspension frames. Through the years, the cross over to full suspension has become very popular. The weight difference between free ride bikes and cross country bikes are considerable. You'll be extremely hard pressed to find a bike that weighs more than 24 pounds, and even that weight can be heavy. Free ride bikes weigh close to 40 pounds, which makes the difference in weight pretty close.

If you have never tried cross country mountain biking, you must give it a go, you'll probably find it to be a break from the ordinary, even though this type of biking involves trails, it's normally the type of terrain that beginners wouldn't want to ride straight away, it generally involving hills and rough terrain, cross country biking offers quite the rush.

For mountain bikers everywhere, cross country is the way to go. It offers you a new assortment of bikes, new areas to bike, and a new twist to mountain biking as you know it. If you've been looking for a mountain biking rush, cross Country Mountain biking is what you need to be experiencing.

In mountain biking and even BMX riding, the bunny hop is a bike trick that involved the rider lifting the bike up and over an obstacle while remaining in motion on the bike. Experienced bikers can lift their bikes in excess of a meter or one and a half feet. The world record for the bunny hop stands at 4 feet. The bunny hop is executed by approaching an obstacle with speed, lifting the front of the bike then leveling the pedals. If the bike has full or front suspension, pre-load the shocks by pressing down on the bike just before you reach the obstacle.

What we must keep in mind is that even though the bunny hop is very popular with mountain biking, experienced riders can make it look a lot easier than it actually is. New mountain bikers should practice a lot before they actually attempt the hop, as it could be quite dangerous. With proper practice, the bunny hop can be achieved, even for beginners. Remember all you have to do is give it some time and effort and before you know it you will be doing the bunny hop just like the pro's do it.

Author: Jenny Gill is an international author with vast experience in a diverse range of subjects, for more information visit www.bettergamesyte.com

Jenny Gill is an international author with an immense range of knowledge and skills in a wide range of areas. Jenny is a mother and a grandmother and devotes a lot of her time supporting the aged in her community.