What is AM bike?

All mountain (AM) bikes:

full suspension (air), usually 120-160mm. steep seat tube angle (good for pedaling), slack head tube angle (good for downhilling) carbon or aluminium.

What is the meaning of FR bike?

The industry responded in kind, building bikes with copious suspension travel and burly frames designed to withstand the punishment of 10′ drops onto rock and root. Somewhere along the way, the term "freeriding" was coined to describe this new, no-boundaries style.

What is enduro bike?

Enduro bikes are long-travel bikes designed for going as fast as possible downhill on the hardest trails around. Their geometry is built for speed on the descents, but also for pedalling back up hill to start the next race stage.

What are XC bikes good for?

XC BIKES. XC bikes have steeper head angles generally ranging from 69-71 degrees. This allows for sharper handling. Top tubes may be shorter which also allows for sharper handling.

Can I ride an XC bike on trails?

Can you ride XC trails on a trail bike? Yes, you can ride a trail bike on cross-country terrain! Having the right bike for the terrain that you are riding is always going to improve your overall experience.

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Do I need a trail or enduro bike?

The trail bike will be better for climbs and fast flowy singletrack, while the enduro bike will be better suited for blasting challenging descents. While Enduro bikes are designed for climbing they are not as efficient compared to trail bikes.

What is XC bike riding?

Cross-country cycling is defined by the terrain on which it is performed. XC courses and trails consist of a mix of rough forest paths and singletrack (also referred to as doubletrack depending on width), smooth fireroads, and even paved paths connecting other trails.

What is enduro vs trail?

An enduro bike will generally have between 140 and 180 mm of travel. A trail bike will have up to 140 mm of travel. A quick rule of thumb here is that because of the longer travel an enduro bike will favor heading down a trail over being a truly efficient climbing machine. The reason for this is enduro racing.

Why do we have M checks?

The M check is a basic safety check of all the main working parts of a bike, moving from the front hub back. The check is named after the way you follow the shape of the letter M when checking the bike (clever, eh?). It's a useful pattern to follow and helps you quickly identify any problems with the bike.

How do you know if a bike is good quality?

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What is RD in MTB?

The mechanism rear derailleur, SHIMANO SHADOW RD, is intended for more aggressive riding. Its super low profile design carries many benefits. Because of its low profile and single tension construction, the derailleur does not hit the chain stay in rough riding conditions.

What is FD in bike?

Front derailleurs (FD in the remainder of the text) are used on bicycles with external gearing and (usually) multiple sprockets at the rear hub. They work on a simple, brute force principle: moving the chain sideways, until it slips off a sprocket onto the adjacent one.

What does BB mean in bikes?

The bottom bracket is a bicycle component used to connect a bicycle's crankset to its frame, allowing it to rotate independently of the frame itself.

What is the difference between XC and trail riding?

For example, cross country mountain bikes are slower on the descent and faster on climbs and flat surfaces. Trail mountain bikes are slower on climbs and fast and fun to ride on down hills. Considering the overall speed, the cross country bikes are far much faster than trails bikes.

What's the difference between XC and enduro?

Enduro tracks are more technical than XC which involves bigger drops and jump sections to fuel your adrenaline thirst. Enduro competitions are staged races completed over a few days and involve steep climbs and timed descents. Racer navigates round a sharp turn during descent in an Enduro mountain bike race.

Can enduro bikes jump?

It bounces around too much leading up to the face of the jump due to the tight suspension and lightweight small wheels. Never really feels planted/stable. Its fine for trail jumps and smaller/medium downhill jumps..but on larger ones it feels weaker.

Can trail bikes do jumps?

You can take a trail bike to probably any bike park and ride around, and even hit some decent size jumps. There's also some crazy stuff out there that I would not dream of touching on any trail bike.

Can I race enduro on a trail bike?

However, anyone with a decent trail bike or downcountry bike, some technical riding experience and enough stamina to ride their local singletrack for a couple of hours can have a bash at enduro. You might also find yourself already riding enduro without knowing it.

Is XC mountain biking dead?

If you are wondering whether cross country (XC) mountain bikes are dead, rest assured, they aren't. The discipline grows more popular every day with new bikes are being churned out to meet the technical demands of new courses.

Is 100mm travel enough?

Depending on your skill, riding style, and terrain, there is likely an ideal amount of suspension travel. Other specs such as geometry, wheels, and tires matter too, but they are usually tailored to match a bike's suspension. Most modern mountain bikes will have somewhere between 100mm and 170mm of suspension travel.

Are Hardtails good for jumps?

So, are hardtail mountain bikes good for jumps? Hardtail mountain bikes are good for jumps. It is also easier to jump on a hardtail mountain bike compared to a full-suspension mountain bike. However, because of the lack of a rear suspension, the drop on a hardtail won't be as forgiving compared to a full suspension.