It is true that mountain biking comes as an extreme sport in itself so how come that ‘extreme mountain biking’ is not seen as a redundant phrase? Well, for starters, you must know that mountain biking comes in various forms, but out of these forms, the extreme performance is by far the most challenging and toughest.
This one requires of its participants to be properly trained into maintaining the skills they have acquired in the past adding new other skills that make them properly prepared to confront with any of the extreme mountain biking categories. Yes, it is not enough that it is called ‘extreme’ but it also comes with different categories, such as free riding, downhill, cross country, dirt jumping, and street riding.
When you are out there looking for a mountain bike to buy for you, you must take into account several aspects, but prior to knowing which those aspects are, let me tell you that the most important thing for you is to establish what you plan on using the bike for. There are different types of bikers out there, so you need to decide which one is your type:
Are you the mountain biking type? In this case you will have to confront with abrupt tracks, rocky and rugged mountain terrains.
Are you more of a biker who likes unpaved trails and roads for their biking experience? In this case you will be less exposed to dangerous tracks but there is however a level of risks on these types of tracks.
Are you more of a city biker? Then you will have to ride more on bike paths and paved roads.
