What the hell do these mean?
03-19-04 | 06:59 PM
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XC = Cross Country - long distances, mix of some technical but generally fast rolling terrain.
FR = Free Ride - A catchall... some people think of it as more extreme cross-country while others regard it as mainly all singletrack with a fair amount of jumping and hucking
DJ = Dirt Jumping - think BMX but generally centers around doing big and long jumps
DH = Down Hill - All gravity. Start from the top and get to the bottom as fast as you can. There may be a few pedalling sections though but no climbs.
Urban = Well... any hardcore riding done on mass amounts of concrete structures.
FR = Free Ride - A catchall... some people think of it as more extreme cross-country while others regard it as mainly all singletrack with a fair amount of jumping and hucking
DJ = Dirt Jumping - think BMX but generally centers around doing big and long jumps
DH = Down Hill - All gravity. Start from the top and get to the bottom as fast as you can. There may be a few pedalling sections though but no climbs.
Urban = Well... any hardcore riding done on mass amounts of concrete structures.
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03-19-04 | 07:10 PM
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FR = Free Ride - A catchall... some people think of it as more extreme cross-country while others regard it as mainly all singletrack with a fair amount of jumping and hucking
One thing that is irritating is when it comes to gear. If you go to mtbreview.com or someplace like that, often gear is getting trashed by someone that is doing something totally different than you are. That is sort of like Mountain Biking. I still don't know what that is even though I have two Mountain Bikes and have posed the question on here several times.
Last edited by Portis; 03-19-04 at 07:15 PM.
03-19-04 | 07:13 PM
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From: Catching his breath alongside a road near Seattle, WA USA
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Originally Posted by Ranger
And singletrack is..............?
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03-19-04 | 07:30 PM
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As far as I'm concerned, singletrack is half of whatever doubletrack is; doubletrack is any unpaved road wide enough for an average car or 4x4 to use (but not always useable by cars, because of rocks or fallen trees or whatever).
03-19-04 | 07:34 PM
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Wow...its amazing how different everything is everywhere. Double track for me is a track wide enough for two people to ride side by side in a passing situation. Anything bigger is a fire road. Anything smaller (you can't pass without hitting a treee 
) is singletrack.
) is singletrack.
03-20-04 | 05:10 PM
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my style of riding is best described by the word reckless. Other terms could be Double Black, Not for *******.... the list goes on. I like to do things with my Trek 820 that most wouldn't think of doing on a bike ten times the price.
03-20-04 | 06:12 PM
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mmm babaghanouj.
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Originally Posted by KleinMp99
What about biking? If I am "biking"......what kind of bike should I be riding?
03-21-04 | 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by KleinMp99
What about biking? If I am "biking"......what kind of bike should I be riding?
03-27-04 | 01:15 PM
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XC = Cross Country - long distances, mix of some technical but generally fast rolling terrain.
FR = Free Ride - A catchall... some people think of it as more extreme cross-country while others regard it as mainly all singletrack with a fair amount of jumping and hucking
DJ = Dirt Jumping - think BMX but generally centers around doing big and long jumps
DH = Down Hill - All gravity. Start from the top and get to the bottom as fast as you can. There may be a few pedalling sections though but no climbs.
Urban = Well... any hardcore riding done on mass amounts of concrete structures.
FR = Free Ride - A catchall... some people think of it as more extreme cross-country while others regard it as mainly all singletrack with a fair amount of jumping and hucking
DJ = Dirt Jumping - think BMX but generally centers around doing big and long jumps
DH = Down Hill - All gravity. Start from the top and get to the bottom as fast as you can. There may be a few pedalling sections though but no climbs.
Urban = Well... any hardcore riding done on mass amounts of concrete structures.
03-27-04 | 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by khuon
XC = Cross Country - long distances, mix of some technical but generally fast rolling terrain.
FR = Free Ride - A catchall... some people think of it as more extreme cross-country while others regard it as mainly all singletrack with a fair amount of jumping and hucking
DJ = Dirt Jumping - think BMX but generally centers around doing big and long jumps
DH = Down Hill - All gravity. Start from the top and get to the bottom as fast as you can. There may be a few pedalling sections though but no climbs.
Urban = Well... any hardcore riding done on mass amounts of concrete structures.
FR = Free Ride - A catchall... some people think of it as more extreme cross-country while others regard it as mainly all singletrack with a fair amount of jumping and hucking
DJ = Dirt Jumping - think BMX but generally centers around doing big and long jumps
DH = Down Hill - All gravity. Start from the top and get to the bottom as fast as you can. There may be a few pedalling sections though but no climbs.
Urban = Well... any hardcore riding done on mass amounts of concrete structures.
"I have read and understand the following post and promise not to repost it. I have grasped the concept of using XC, DH, DJ, FR, Urban, single track, double track, fire road, aggressive XC, aggressive DH-XC-FR-DJ-Aussie Urban extremedirtjumpingsingletrackonwhippets ect... as abbreviations for types of riding styles, in which I participate in one or more categories. I realize these categories are just names someone before me came up with and that I can call whatever it is that I do anything that I want. I also understand that it gets annoying for other forum members to reread and re-respond to the same question every time its asked and will do my part to keep reposted topics to a minimum. Furthermore, I understand there is a 'search box’, which allows me to retrieve information from past topics and gain from the knowledge they contain. I promise to do my part to better the BikeForums community and appreciate everything Joe does for us.
- Cross my heart and hope to die,
xxxuser"
On a more serious note, this topic comes up all the time. It doesn’t really matter what you call riding your bike, so don’t bother yourself too much over it. If you have a question about something, try the search button, it generally works pretty well. If you don’t find what you are looking for then make a topic asking about it.
03-27-04 | 08:08 PM
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I'm still not getting it. For example....what defines XC parts? or XC riding? I mean, as long as you have a decent bike, you can do any riding you want.
03-27-04 | 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by diamondback_man
I'm still not getting it. For example....what defines XC parts? or XC riding? I mean, as long as you have a decent bike, you can do any riding you want.
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1999 K2 OzM
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03-27-04 | 08:59 PM
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Yo
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Around my part of the country you have single track, which can be a groomed trail or even a game trail, and what we call double track is what the quads make in the national forest. Good riding but really torques off the forest rangers. Anything bigger is a fire road or Jeep road.
03-27-04 | 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by diamondback_man
I'm still not getting it. For example....what defines XC parts? or XC riding? I mean, as long as you have a decent bike, you can do any riding you want.
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Decided to back out of this conversation. I will simply say take a look at the parts companies are making and it pretty clearly defines each.
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Last edited by Maelstrom; 03-27-04 at 09:24 PM.
03-27-04 | 11:08 PM
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From what i have gathered, XC mostly deals with delicate, feather weight parts, exotic materials, and lotsa spandex. Freeriding is less concerned with this and we mostly just ride. Like everyone says, its all subjective and the lines are always blured...it's kind of like classifing things that can't be objectively classified.