The Different Types of Mountain Bikes: XC vs Trail vs Enduro vs Downhill

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Ever wondered what the differences are between the all the different types of mountain bikes? In this video, we'll compare XC vs Trail vs Enduro vs Downhill bikes on their specs and ideal riding styles!
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Thank you to specializedsantacruz.com for loaning the bikes for this video!
Thank you Aaron for filming! www.shakaron.com
0:00 - 0:12 Introduction
0:13 - 0:52 The 30 Second Summary
0:53 - 2:55 Cross Country Bikes
2:56 - 4:01 Trail Bikes
4:02 - 5:18 Enduro Bikes
5:19 - 6:06 Downhill Bikes
6:07 - 7:07 Outro & Acknowledgments
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  • @METEORA_47
    @METEORA_472 жыл бұрын

    how about aggressive hardtail?what category it is?by theway nice video

  • @adventuresportu

    @adventuresportu

    2 жыл бұрын

    The Agressive Hardtails fit more into the trail category. They feature larger suspension forks, slacker geometries, wider and knobbier tires, and many come with dropper posts. Hope this helps!

  • @METEORA_47

    @METEORA_47

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@adventuresportu nice.thanks alot dude 💪

  • @tldrbikes1971
    @tldrbikes19712 жыл бұрын

    Simple and clear comparison of XC, Trail, Enduro, and DH bikes.

  • @theweatherman9915
    @theweatherman991510 ай бұрын

    Good vid man 👍. Simple, clean, and to the point. I found it very helpful!

  • @phillychew2154
    @phillychew2154 Жыл бұрын

    Best explanation of the differences I have seen. Thanks!!!

  • @MTNMAX88
    @MTNMAX8810 ай бұрын

    This was the best comparison I could find. I live in Monterey so it’s awesome you’re up in Santa Cruz. Thanks for the great video

  • @greyman8005
    @greyman8005 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent presentation...clear and concise. 👍

  • @larrnt
    @larrnt Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the simple explanation! It might be surprising to most seasoned mtn bike riders, the various categories of mtn bikes can be confusing/intimidating for newbies so this is super helpful!

  • @mondax2819
    @mondax28192 жыл бұрын

    Simple and direct explanation. Thanks.

  • @logandoubleyou2549
    @logandoubleyou2549 Жыл бұрын

    Best explanation Iv found so far! Great video

  • @adventuresportu

    @adventuresportu

    Жыл бұрын

    Awesome, thank you!

  • @eriotero8397
    @eriotero83972 ай бұрын

    Great video!

  • @garyduran1
    @garyduran1 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent information, and excellent explanation.

  • @cribbsprojects
    @cribbsprojects2 жыл бұрын

    Great intro.. thanks!

  • @fotiskarakaisis399
    @fotiskarakaisis3998 ай бұрын

    Honestly, this could not have been structured any better. It is a phenomenal and concise introduction to a very perplexing subject, at least for a complete novice such as myself. Thanks a ton! A huge plus was the lack of a frustrating British accent which made it even clearer.

  • @justwithpranav5750
    @justwithpranav5750 Жыл бұрын

    2:36 dope racing fit. i go ucsc as well, and am joining the mtb club this coming fall. super pumped!!

  • @Coover90210
    @Coover902108 ай бұрын

    Remember when you were a kid it was called "A bike" and it was just as fun? Actually I remember two district categores of bike growing up: 1) with playing cards in the spokes 2) whisper mode aka stealth mode

  • @sunflowerlove60
    @sunflowerlove602 ай бұрын

    I got a hard tail mountain bike and I love it! With a squishy seat cover I don’t miss the back suspension at all and I feel like I can ride over anything and go uphill and down and around sharp corners, having a blast!

  • @ApfelSgt

    @ApfelSgt

    Ай бұрын

    I never want a hard tail again after driving with a full suspension for a time! That’s really a night and day difference! Just alone because of the driving comfort!

  • @commontreads273
    @commontreads27314 күн бұрын

    This a great video. I bought a gen 3 marlin on a whim and fell in love with it. Decided I wanted more of a trail bike, didn’t know differences going into it. After some research, the old marlin frame is much more XC where as the gen 3 has the same slacker angle as a trail bike. Looks like I can just upgrade some parts and have a decent trail bike to learn on!

  • @coolguy8709
    @coolguy87098 ай бұрын

    Nice explonation ❤️ Can you link the pdf?

  • @CT-Training
    @CT-Training7 ай бұрын

    I have a trek Rascoe 7. It’s a hard tail but it’s more of a trail bike. 140mm of air fork suspension, 2.8 inch tires, and a dropper post

  • @user-lk8ei7yl2m
    @user-lk8ei7yl2m2 ай бұрын

    The canyon strive is the best enduro bike cause you can ride it anywhere because it has a shape shifter which allows you to change the rear shock between 130/160mm of travel which makes it the ultimate mountain bike.❤

  • @Diguitarist
    @Diguitarist11 ай бұрын

    Excellent video. Curious where a fat tire bike falls in this spectrum? Aware it's an outlier but I'm guessing more on the XC or trail areas. Is that accurate?

  • @juluisreyes9094
    @juluisreyes9094 Жыл бұрын

    Dude, there is also the dirtjump discipline.

  • @dylanhart6709
    @dylanhart67092 ай бұрын

    Just bought a specialised full sus DH bike man its so hard to ride up steep inclines 😂

  • @raulvicentecampos1131
    @raulvicentecampos113111 ай бұрын

    In the Philippines we have this thing called XConcrete where XC mtbs are used for road racing along with road bikes 🤪🤪🤪🤪😂😂😂

  • @joshwilliams4318
    @joshwilliams4318 Жыл бұрын

    What if I put double crown forks on a xc bike

  • @whereislilll12
    @whereislilll126 ай бұрын

    Hi! I just got into MTB and got my own bike, just wondering, do all of the categories listed have their own hardtails, full sus, etc?

  • @Zedial

    @Zedial

    4 ай бұрын

    I would never want to race downhill on a hard tail. Some categories don’t include them in that case. I wouldn’t really want to race enduro with one either but plenty of people do recreationally.

  • @SamA-xu9gy
    @SamA-xu9gy4 ай бұрын

    Where is the pdf file?

  • @user-sh3cl3qb4v
    @user-sh3cl3qb4vАй бұрын

    Can't be more agree with you with what you say from 2:30 to 3.00. my case and I think the least of the people do... Then they are experts are telling you have to have all the features and spend all your money and they don't know anything about MTB variety

  • @mislavjelinic5442
    @mislavjelinic5442 Жыл бұрын

    Nice video. What about all mountain bikes?

  • @adventuresportu

    @adventuresportu

    Жыл бұрын

    "all mountain" is another way of saying "trail" bike in my opinion. I could be wrong but thats what I've always assumed.

  • @mislavjelinic5442

    @mislavjelinic5442

    Жыл бұрын

    @@adventuresportu I have norco sight and it's 150/140. I like to call it all mountain because it's right in the middle between trail and enduro.

  • @mislavjelinic5442

    @mislavjelinic5442

    Жыл бұрын

    @@adventuresportu Btw your video is very detailed and helpfull (most importantly to new riders). Cheers. 🤙🏻

  • @adventuresportu

    @adventuresportu

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mislavjelinic5442 love it. Thank you and ride on brother!

  • @Farhaz303
    @Farhaz303 Жыл бұрын

    Hey I got a question, I can't find an answer for it. My bike has a SEATPOST suspension, does it make my bike FULL SUSPENSION or just normal Hardtail?

  • @gavinbright697

    @gavinbright697

    11 ай бұрын

    "Full suspension" means that the rear wheel can move up and down relative to the rest of the bike, so seat post suspension does not make it a hardtail.

  • @timescueta57
    @timescueta572 жыл бұрын

    Is it safe to put a suspension fork with a 120-130 mm travel in a hard tail xc bike?

  • @kettlebelleddie5272

    @kettlebelleddie5272

    Жыл бұрын

    depends on the bike. The brand should specify on their website

  • @adventuresportu

    @adventuresportu

    Жыл бұрын

    @kettlebell eddie said what I would say

  • @awangkumohamaddanishbinawangja
    @awangkumohamaddanishbinawangja6 ай бұрын

    What if I turn my gravel bike to xc?

  • @gustavosil8576
    @gustavosil85762 жыл бұрын

    what is your favorite category and which is the most popular?

  • @adventuresportu

    @adventuresportu

    2 жыл бұрын

    My favorite category is enduro and because I can use it for all types of riding that I like to do. But I would say the most popular is the Trail category, and the most common bike you'll see is the cross country hardtail

  • @gustavosil8576

    @gustavosil8576

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@adventuresportu but depending on the terrain that is not too hard, a trail bike would be better because of the weight

  • @Ufcfreak97
    @Ufcfreak972 ай бұрын

    Maybe I just suck, I don’t wanna die going up hills and live for the down hills… I don’t mind don’t technical stuff on trails…. What would I consider myself ? ( I don’t live to ride up hard stuff, I’m only going up to come back down )

  • @edilarina
    @edilarina Жыл бұрын

    MTB didnt start as a full suspension

  • @ceezb5629
    @ceezb56292 жыл бұрын

    Hey bro you still making videos? Are you trying to grow the channel?

  • @jayjustjay7871
    @jayjustjay78714 ай бұрын

    Dj didn’t get any recognition

  • @user-bj8gp7kl2b
    @user-bj8gp7kl2b2 ай бұрын

    the video is great but the thumbnail is just...

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