Mountain biking as a sport is becoming more and more popular year after year and the most popular form of mountain biking involves downhill bikes. These bikes are specially designed to withstand huge forces as they speed down rough mountain slopes.

Downhill bikes are typically made of aluminium steel and weight more than the average mountain bike, often riders will use an alternative form of transport to get to the top of the hill before storming down on the bike. On top of this the bikes also have very good suspension to withstand the rough trails.

Downhill mountain biking is about durability and maximum speed a far cry from road cycling and even light weight mountain biking but with the benefit of a huge adrenalin rush.