Originally Posted by
Rob_K
Anyway, after about three years of riding I'm still not sure what all the acronyms are and I'm certainly in doubt about DH and XC and stuff. I'll have to pay far more attention when my Son in law ... a cycling tragic comes on Wednesday.
DH stands for downhill, as in timed downhill racing, and XC is cross country, as in skinny racers on mtbs, (mountain bikes). There is also CX, or cyclocross, a type of off-road racing using bikes that look like road bikes on a short course with barriers that force you off the bike.