Cycling Mountain Bike Introduction
Cycling Mountain Bike is well-known racing sport which consists of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, using specially modified mountain bikes. Mountain bikes share resemblance with other bikes, but include features designed to improve toughness and performance in rough terrain. This individual sport requires endurance, core strength and balance, bike handling skills and self-reliance. XC type Cycling Mountain Bike normally requires a special variety of talents and a superior level of fitness than other types of mountain biking. superior riders pursue steep technical descents and in the case of free-riding, downhill and dirt jumping, aerial maneuvers off of specially constructed jumps and ramps.Cycling Mountain Bike is one of the most thrilling sports in the world. Cycling Mountain Bike is a fantastic way to explore the outdoors, stay in shape, get the adrenalin moving, or just have fun. There is an element of risk involved but if you ride within the your cleverness limits and stay in control, it can be enjoyable. Cycling Mountain Bike started during the 1970s in California, USA. International Cycling Union is the world governing body for cycle racing. However, it was not until the late 1970s and early 1980s that road bicycle companies started to manufacture mountain bicycles using modern lightweight materials. Specialized introduced the first major production mountain bike in the world, the Stump-jumper, in 1981.Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Cycling Mountain Bike moved from a little-known sport to a mainstream.
There are four main disciplines in competitive mountain biking: downhill, four cross, cross-country and trail-quest. They all require fitness, gallantry and wonderful bike control at creepy speeds. But they are also very different in style from each other.
CROSS COUNTRY
The riders required to have luminous bike handling abilities and talents to manoeuvre over trees, branches, rocks and streams. They must also be tremendously well as the event is extremely draining and requires real survival and stamina. A race usually takes place on a marked lap of one to three miles in length. There is climbing, descending, single-track and technical sections (tight turns or difficult terrain). The number of laps you race depends on how much experience you have of cross-country racing. Less experienced riders tackle fewer laps. Elite level riders race for up to two and a half hours.DOWNHILL
Downhill is the ultimate trial of nerve and bike control. It's about who is the fastest from top to bottom. Which rider has the skill to brake the latest, corner the fastest and ride closest to the edge of their ability? Riders race individually against the clock hurtling down a steep course over a series of jumps, bumps and drop-offs. The difference between first and second at the finish can be a matter of seconds. It's a long, rocky road to the bottom so the bikes used in downhilling have front and rear suspension. And there are plenty of thrills and spills so a helmet is compulsory and body armour is recommended.
FOUR CROSS
Four cross or 4X Cycling Mountain Bike riders try to win on a particularly designed highly-challenging tracks. The races last between 25 seconds and one minute and are typically fast and frantic. The tracks are a mix of natural and man-made barriers covering a steep descent. The array of obstacles include stutter bumps, doubles, table tops, step ups, drop offs, moguls, bermed or off-camber corners and gap jumps. The difficulty of getting over these obstacles at high-speed whilst being jostled by three other competitors means there are plenty of crashes. The 4X competition begins with a limited number of riders competing in knock-out rounds. The knock-out rounds can be decided by a series of heats called 'Motos' with riders competing three times before moving on to quarters, semis and final. The final consists of the last four riders left in the competition. Alternatively, riders compete against the clock to decide seeding positions before moving into the knock-out stages.TRAILQUEST
This discipline combines cross country Cycling Mountain Bike with orienteering. Trailquest can be a solo or team event (two riders make up a team). Competitors must search for specific locations in forests or byways and clip special cards as evidence of their visit. Each location has a specific points value, so competitors score points by visiting as many locations as possible. The extra challenge comes with using maps and compasses to find these "control points". Events can vary between two to seven hours, depending on the competition. However, it is not actually a race against time, so it's all about collecting as many points as possible.
Olympic Cycling Mountain Bike
Cycling Mountain started during the 1970s in California, USA. International Cycling Union is the world governing body for cycle racing. Olympic Cycling Mountain Bike debuted at 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Cycling Mountain Bike during London 2012 Olympics will take place on 11th August and 12th August 2012 at Hadleigh Farm, Essex. Olympic Cycling Mountain Bike Tickets for cycling fans are available at Sport Ticket Exchange. There was a huge demand for Cycling Mountain Bike Tickets from the Cycling fans through the world. Cycling Mountain Bike fans can get their Olympic Cycling Mountain Bike Tickets from sport ticket Exchange. Cycling Mountain Bike Tickets are now available for reservation in a limited number at sport ticket Exchange for affordable price. All Olympic Games lovers should act quickly to guarantee their London Olympic Tickets from sport ticket Exchange.
