Mountainbike

The Bikes you found today in the market have nothing collective with the Mountainbikes which are invented from californian guys in the early 70ties. In the beginning the Mountainbike was very heavy, without gear system and only equipped with coaster brake. Today a Mountainbike can be some high tech precision bike, as expensive as a small car.

The most important thing for Mountainbikes: It need to be suitable for offroad use. Characteristic is a stable Rim with Offroad usable tyres, a compact frame construction and Suspension Parts.

Today you can difference between Hardtail MTB and Full Suspension MTB.

A Hardtail Mountainbike is a Bike with a fixed frame, without Rear Suspension. The Bike is equipped with an suspension fork in front. As the construction of the frame is much cheaper, the Hardtail Mountainbike is the more attrative form of a Mountainbike. The best selling Mountainbikes are still Hardtail Bikes.

The Full Supension Bike is also equipped with an rear suspension inside the frame. In this kind of Bike most of the technical changes had happen. A lot of different kind of Full Suspension Bikes had originated - like All Mountain, Cross Country or Downhill Bikes.