| A mountain bike is a bicycle specifically designed | | | | any rear ones. Some bikers prefer these kinds of |
| to withstand the toughness and roughness of a | | | | set up since sometimes rear suspension can |
| cross country ride. Compared to road bikes and | | | | make the rider exert more effort because of the |
| BMX bikes, these mountain bikes usually have | | | | flex it gives. A soft tail mountain bike is the kind |
| broader frames and tires to accommodate the | | | | with rear suspension but these are activated by |
| rough road and terrain. These bikes usually have | | | | the movement of the frame itself and not by the |
| either front or rear suspension, depending on the | | | | pivots. The rear suspension of these kinds of |
| preference of the rider. In some cases, both ends | | | | bikes is not as pronounced as those in the full |
| have suspensions. These are for the comfort of | | | | suspension category. full suspension mountain bike |
| the rider while he is jostled as he traverses the | | | | has suspension in both ends, the front and the |
| rough road. The broader and more knobby tires | | | | rear. This is a pretty comfortable bike to ride in |
| of the mountain bike are called knobbies because | | | | rough road because the bike literally cushions you, |
| of the bumps and protrusions on them. These | | | | at least most of the time. The advantage of using |
| bumps or knobs are very efficient in "gripping" the | | | | a mountain bike is that you are physically fit and |
| rough terrain and maintaining their hold on the | | | | can go anytime to visit the great outdoors. It |
| rough road. The smoother tires of road bikes | | | | gives a great cardiovascular work out for the |
| cannot go up a rough road since these will just | | | | heart and burns a lot of calories also. One thing |
| skid on it. The different types of mountain bikes | | | | you must remember when you are out biking is |
| are usually categorized depending on their | | | | to always wear a helmet. The helmet has saved |
| suspension. A full rigid mountain bike is one that | | | | lot s of lives already and it just might save your |
| has no suspension at all. Instead of the usual front | | | | own. Helmets can withstand a pretty severe |
| suspension, it a fixed fork very similar to those of | | | | crash. Even if biking only in the streets near your |
| road bikes. A hard tail mountain bike is one that | | | | home, always wear a helmet. |
| does have front suspension and does not have | | | | |