| Tired of riding a normal bike on normal streets? | | | | 4-2, 5 to avoid damage of small stones and get |
| Get rid of your old bike. Stand up and go to the | | | | the stability. The shifting system is very different |
| next shop and buy a new bicycle to ride off the | | | | because there is only one ring in the middle of the |
| road. But... which one should you buy? Why is this | | | | bike and normally a nine ring cassette at the back. |
| bike more expensive then this one although they | | | | Disk brakes are the only option here. They should |
| look exactly the same?! The guy in the shop | | | | be minimum 180mm to avoid thermal problems. |
| himself won't tell you the difference but he | | | | The second type is the Cross Country (XC). A |
| recommends you the more expensive bike. So sit | | | | MTB Cross Country is an off road competition |
| down and think of what type of riding you will | | | | where the participants have to drive through the |
| choose. There are some different types how to | | | | same circuit multiple times. The fork will be one of |
| ride off road. | | | | the most expensive ones. They have to be very |
| First one is Downhill (DH). As the name clearly | | | | very low in weight. The travel can be around |
| says, you will ride down the hill. The bike will be a | | | | 40mm to 100mm. The XC suspension forks will |
| full suspension bike. You need a very long travel | | | | utilize air springs and air pressure, rather than the |
| and a very good MTB Fork. Travel will go up to | | | | more common coil system. The frame could be a |
| 300 mm. It is usual that these suspension forks | | | | fully or even a hardtail. This depends on your |
| will have double crown. This will give the fork | | | | preferences. Also V-brakes or even disk brakes |
| more stability but even more weight but weight is | | | | are in use. The full bike will weigh around 13kg but |
| not a big problem here. Also the rear shock has | | | | if you'd like to spend more money you can even |
| to be very good. The bike you need will be heavy | | | | get a 8-9kg bike. |
| but you need that weight. The weight is a result | | | | There are some other types but the bike |
| of the high stability needed otherwise the frame | | | | wouldn't change that much. |
| could brake. The wheels should be 25'-26''' x 2, | | | | |