Difference between XC term and "ALL MOUNTAIN"?
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Difference between XC term and "ALL MOUNTAIN"?
What riding syle would be considered "ALL MOUNTAIN" and what would be XC?
I am new to this and a search for xc or all mountain brought up almost every post out there.
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I am new to this and a search for xc or all mountain brought up almost every post out there.
Thanks
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All mountain is a step below freeride and a step above XC.
https://www.bikeforums.net/mountain-biking/83350-can-anybody-please-explain-meaning-all-these-weird-terms-i-keep-hearing.html
https://www.bikeforums.net/mountain-biking/83350-can-anybody-please-explain-meaning-all-these-weird-terms-i-keep-hearing.html
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Seems to me that some "gimmic's" have made their way into the mountainbiking world....
Those of you who've been in the sport for less than 10 years won't have a clue as to
what I'm talking about, sorry....
I wonder what'll be next.... All Dirt, or All Mud, or All Jump, or well maybe ya'll get the pic, huh?
Those of you who've been in the sport for less than 10 years won't have a clue as to
what I'm talking about, sorry....
I wonder what'll be next.... All Dirt, or All Mud, or All Jump, or well maybe ya'll get the pic, huh?
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Originally Posted by Raiyn
All mountain is a step below freeride and a step above XC.
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=83350
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=83350
All mountain is a step below XC and a step above freeride.
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Originally Posted by dasein
Or, if you ride XC:
All mountain is a step below XC and a step above freeride.
All mountain is a step below XC and a step above freeride.
LOL ROTFL !!!!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by dasein
Or, if you ride XC:
All mountain is a step below XC and a step above freeride.
All mountain is a step below XC and a step above freeride.
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No one has answered his question yet! The links Rayin posted dont give any information to the DIFFERENCE between XC and All Mountain, let alone define All Mountain.
I'm sure peoples opinions vary, but this is what I define All Mountain as. All Mountain is trail riding, or off road riding only. XC is multiple terrain riding, with steep climbs and terrain can vary from grass, dirt, rocks, stone paths ect. Am I close?
I'm sure peoples opinions vary, but this is what I define All Mountain as. All Mountain is trail riding, or off road riding only. XC is multiple terrain riding, with steep climbs and terrain can vary from grass, dirt, rocks, stone paths ect. Am I close?
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XC is typically on smoother groomed trails All Mountian is closer to Freeride in that the jumps are bigger the terrain is rougher and the bikes are stronger and a bit heavier. XC is mostly about lightweight and speed where All mountain is more about going out and having some fun on jumps and smaller drops but not doing really crazy stuff.
All mountain can also be described as XC for bigger boys
All mountain can also be described as XC for bigger boys
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So... Freeride is typically jumps, drops ect.
All Mountain fits inbetween Freeride and XC, where the terrain is a bit rougher and consits of some jumps ect. nothing too big.
And XC is obiously more an endurance and high speed off road racing on trails and some other terrain.
All Mountain fits inbetween Freeride and XC, where the terrain is a bit rougher and consits of some jumps ect. nothing too big.
And XC is obiously more an endurance and high speed off road racing on trails and some other terrain.
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Ahh, now i get what you were all going on about with the 'steps' above. I'm too tired. Another question with Free riding. Is that done mostly on Trails, or more set out, wider, open courses?
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Are those the ones on his Sig? I don't think he has them on there no more, i did see them though. I like!
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IMO it doesnt matter what you call it. Just ride your damn bikes...
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All-mountain, Freeride and XC all used to be called XC back before people started making a distinction based on intensity. These days, XC is considered primarily smooth fast offroad riding as others above have indicated. Freeride tends to be a more aggressive form of XC riding that pushes the boundaries of both skill and equipment and includes a lot more jumps with less emphasis on distance and speed. All-mountain tends to be a more reserved form of freeride where one tackles pretty much the same types of terrain but on a level that is much more in the comfort zone. I tend to think of the difference as this: all-mountain riding is doing what you regularly know you can do whereas freeriding is a bit more experimental. All-mountain is really what XC used to be before XC was used to describe XC riding that got pushed to one edge that emphasised race-like conditions and freeride was XC riding that got pushed to the other which emphasised stunts and more technical type riding. The stuff in the middle is all-mountain.
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Originally Posted by khuon
All-mountain is really what XC used to be before XC was used to describe XC riding that got pushed to one edge that emphasised race-like conditions
And now, they can push you to buy two bikes.
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But is it really that bad that equipment is getting more specialized? XC frames are light, and freeride are meant to take a beating, downhill even more so...I don't see why it's a problem to have two or more types of bikes for different activities. The "All Mountain" term may be a bit overkill I guess...
I sure as heck wouldn't want to be riding a road bike with slicks on a single track.
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Originally Posted by Binda
But is it really that bad that equipment is getting more specialized? XC frames are light, and freeride are meant to take a beating, downhill even more so...I don't see why it's a problem to have two or more types of bikes for different activities. The "All Mountain" term may be a bit overkill I guess...
Originally Posted by Binda
I sure as heck wouldn't want to be riding a road bike with slicks on a single track.
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For me, all rides start off as XC, but eventually deteriorate into AM. Or if things really go wrong, I may dip into the FR area, at which point I usually end up with a taco'd wheel and mud in my ear.
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