| When it comes to mountain biking, everybody | | | | as they are today, it is only the bikes that |
| who takes part does it for a different | | | | have really changed. |
| reason. It could be that they enjoy the | | | | |
| leisurely rides along the countryside, it | | | | The main trouble with the bikes when they |
| could be that they want to keep fit, or it | | | | were first designed, was that they were not |
| could be that they want to take part in | | | | overly sturdy. The bikes today are built to |
| extreme biking. Whatever your reasons are for | | | | withstand practically everything that can be |
| taking part in mountain biking, when you look | | | | thrown at them. This makes them ideal for |
| back into mountain bike history, you will see | | | | extreme biking. The frames have been made |
| that it wasn't always as popular as it is | | | | lighter, yet stronger at the same time. There |
| today. | | | | are also more gears on mountain bikes today |
| | | | too. Riders first started to change their |
| The History of Mountain Bikes | | | | bikes when they wanted to adapt to downhill |
| | | | runs and routes. That is how the typical |
| One of the main reasons why mountain biking | | | | modern day mountain bike started out. |
| is more popular today than it was in the | | | | |
| 1970's for example, is because the bikes | | | | The bikes that were mainly on sale when |
| today are designed much better than they used | | | | mountain biking was first created, were ones |
| to be. The way they are designed now has made | | | | that were created only for the road. So that |
| biking more accessible to more people. So | | | | is where they were mainly ridden. People did |
| whilst it may still have been popular back in | | | | start to take their bikes off road, but it |
| the 1970's, these days it is much more | | | | was not as popular. It was the enthusiasts |
| accessible to a wider range of people. | | | | within California which changed this and they |
| | | | thought about creating a bike that could |
| If you were to look at when mountain biking | | | | handle all terrains. |
| first started, you will notice that it was in | | | | |
| California where a group of enthusiasts got | | | | So overall the main reason why you can now |
| together. They decided to try out downhill | | | | enjoy mountain biking off the road over all |
| racing and that was the main type of mountain | | | | kinds of different terrain is down to those |
| biking that was enjoyed right at the | | | | enthusiasts in California. It all started |
| beginning. Today it is still as popular, but | | | | back in the 1970's and thanks to those |
| it is not the only type of biking enjoyed by | | | | enthusiasts mountain biking is now more |
| enthusiasts these days. The tracks that were | | | | popular than ever before. |
| ridden along were exactly the same back then | | | | |