DOWNHILL MOUNTAIN BIKING

DOWNHILL MTB (MTB STANDS FOR MOUNTAIN BIKE) IS A SPORT WHERE THERE ARE COMPETITORS, EITHER RACING AGAINST FELLOW RIDERS OR RACING AGAINST A SPECIFIC TIME THAT THEY HAVE TO BEAT.
THE BIKES USED IN DOWNHILL MTB ARE QUITE SPECIALIZED FOR ONE THING AND ONE THING ONLY THAT IS, RACING. THE BIKES OFTEN ARE EITHER SPECIFICLY LIGHT OR ARE SURPRISINGLY QUITE HEAVY. THE LIGHTER BIKES, CAN BE USED AS DOWNHILL BIKES BUT THEY SURPRISINGLY DON'T HANDLE VERY WELL, BECAUSE OF THE SPEED. IN DOWNHILL MTB THEY HAVE TO "BACK IT IN" TO THE CORNERS, MUCH LIKE MOTO GP RIDERS DO. THE TERRAIN THAT THE RIDERS RIDE ON VARY, DEPENDING ON THE COMPETITION AND WHERE IT IS. SOME TRACKS CAN BE MAN MADE ALSO, BUT NATURAL TRACKS ARE AN OBVIOUS PREFFERENCE OF MOST RIDERS. THE SPORT IS VERY PHISICALY DEMANDING, FOR MANY PEOPLE, TO THAT MUCH CONTROL OVER THE BIKE IS REALLY QUITE HARD. I DON'T RACE DOWNHILL MTB, BUT IT IS A LOAD OF FUN AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT. THE BIKE I RIDE ISN'T A FULL ON DOWNHILL RACER, IT'S MORE OF A FREERIDE BIKE. FREERIDING IS A SORT OF LIKE LESS COMPETITIVE SPORT, AND INVOLVES ALOT MORE SKILL. IT'S KIND OF A MIX BETWEEN DOWNHILL AND BMX RIDING. FOR ME I DON'T HAVE NEARLY AS MUCH SKILL AS OTHER PEOPLE BUT I JUST FIND THE ACTUAL TRACKS ENOUGH FUN. THE BRAND OF BIKE THAT I RIDE IS A SPECIALIZED ENDURO COMP. SL, WHICH IS A GREAT ALLROUNDER. IF I EVER GET GOOD AT DOWNHILL MTB, I WOULD LOVE TO CONSIDER IT AS A CAREER, BUT I'M ONLY TWELVE, SO I'VE GOT PLENTY OF TIME TO GET GOOD AND THINK ABOUT IT.

I THINK MY FAVORITE RIDER WOULD HAVE TO BE SAM HILL, HE'S SUCH AN AGILE RIDER.

IF YOU LOOK INTO DOWNHILL MTB, YOU WOULD HAVE TO BE WILLING TO PAY A HELL OF A LOT OF MONEY, I MEAN, MY BIKE, WHICH ISN'T EVEN A PROFESSIONAL BIKE COST AROUND $5,500, SO A PROPPER DOWNHILL BIKE COULD COST AROUND $7,000  -  $12,000 IT'S CRAZY I KNOW!!!