Mountain Biking is World Wide. You will see people all over riding bikes. Some people don’t just ride for fun they ride for transportation. It’s not the best transportation, but it gets you around. The fun in mountain biking. I love down hill biking where you never know what might pop up.
If u look below their is links that go to Awesome Mountain Bike Websites
There are many places to ride down hill. Most people will try to find their
own hill. A good way to find a good place is to check a map and find ridges
on mountains. The more ridges, the steeper it gets. There are many
good places to play ride all over. Some people will search the internet to
find the best places to ride.
If you want to down hill mountain bike you need a good bike. Professional bikes run about $1,500 to $3,000. It would be nice to have one of those bikes. Usually people have those kinds of bike are people who ride very often or are sponsored. Many professionals will ride all over the United States and world.
A good normal bike would cost about $400 to $1,000. I’m getting about a $750 bike. Normal good down hill bikes have full suspension but not the best shocks and frame, but are still good enough to ride on.
You never know when you might come right into a tree or a rock. You always need a helmet! People who ride more than once a weak get a motorcycle helmet because it helps you so much. Most people just wear regular helmets.
I would suggest wearing a spine and chest protector. It will help you when you fall hard on a rock or off a hill. Most people just wear motor cycle gear. Some other good stuff is to wear elbow and wrist protectors and knee protectors. That is where you fall the hardest is on the knees.
If you want to ride get the right gear and go have fun. Try to find a nice hill and if you find a good one talk to me, because I want to know also. Ride safely and have fun always, even if you're going fast and fall hard.
Last Updated 5/4/06