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Xtracycle Free Radical as fitted to a Trek 820 MTB donor bike. The extended frame of an Xtracycle allows a cyclist to carry large loads. Xtracycle is the name of a company [1] and the name commonly used for the variety of load-carrying bicycle that results from use of the company's products: the FreeRadical kit. [2]
Hand colored slide of Anders Beer Wilse riding down a road from Filefjell to Lærdal in 1902, [6] on a bicycle with a frame bag and a box in front. The term bikepacking was used in the May 1973 article Bikepacking Across Alaska and Canada in National Geographic magazine, [7] where the writer Dan Burden described 30 cyclists who had a go on the Hemistour Bicycling Expedition from Alaska to ...
Bikepacking on a fatbike in Eastern Oregon USA. Mixed terrain cycle touring (nicknamed rough riding in North America and very occasionally rough stuff in parts of the United Kingdom) is the practice of cycling over a variety of surfaces and topography on a single route, with a single bicycle.
Cross Country bikes (or XC bikes) are mountain bikes with a light frame, with a front or full suspension. They are designed for long courses and marathons. Downhill bikes (or DH bikes) are a specialized type of mountain bike with a very strong frame, altered geometry, and long travel suspension. They are designed for use only on downhill courses.
Mountain biking (abbr. MTB) is a sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, usually using specially designed mountain bikes.Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and performance in rough terrain, such as air or coil-sprung shocks used as suspension, larger and wider wheels and tires, stronger frame materials ...
2020 full suspension mountain bike. A mountain bike (MTB [1]) or mountain bicycle is a bicycle designed for off-road cycling. Mountain bikes share some similarities with other bicycles, but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and performance in rough terrain, which often makes them heavier, more complex and less efficient on smooth surfaces. [2]
This page lists notable bicycle brands and manufacturing companies past and present. For bicycle parts, see List of bicycle part manufacturing companies.. Many bicycle brands do not manufacture their own product, but rather import and re-brand bikes manufactured by others (e.g., Nishiki), sometimes designing the bike, specifying the equipment, and providing quality control.
Coil, elastomer, and air-sprung suspension systems have all been used on recumbent bikes, with oil or air-damping in the forks and rear shock absorbers. The maturation of fully suspended conventional mountain bikes has aided the development of these designs, which often use many of the same parts, suitably modified for recumbent use.