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country bikes. All-Mountain bikes are light-er, more nimble and easier to ride uphill than
Freeride bikes. All-Mountain bikes are not as rugged as Freeride bikes and must not be used
for more extreme riding and terrain.
GRAVITY, ENDURO, FREERIDE, AND DOWNHILL
• CONDITION 5: Bikes designed for jump-ing, hucking, high speeds, or aggressive riding
on rougher surfaces, or landing on at surfaces. However, this type of riding is extremely
hazardous and puts unpredicta-ble forces on a bicycle which may overload the frame, fork,
or parts. If you choose to ride in Condition 5 terrain, you should take appropriate safety
precautions such as more frequent bike inspections and re-placement of equipment. You
should also wear comprehensive safety equipment such as a full-face helmet, pads, and
body armor.
• INTENDED: For riding that includes the most dicult terrain that only very skilled riders
should attempt. Gravity, Enduro, Freeride, and Downhill are terms which describe hardcore
mountain, north shore, slopestyle. This is “extreme” riding and the terms describing it
are con-stantly evolving. Gravity, Enduro, Freeride, and Downhill bikes are: (1) heavier and
have more sus-pension travel than All-Mountain bikes, al-lowing them to be ridden in more
dicult terrain, over larger obstacles and larger jumps, (2) the longest in suspension travel
and use components that t heavy duty in-tended use. While all that is true, there is no
guarantee that extreme riding will not break a Freeride bike. The terrain and type of riding
that Freeride bikes are designed for is inherently dan-gerous. Appropriate equipment, such
as a Freeride bike, does not change this reality. In this kind of riding, bad judgment, bad
luck, or riding beyond your capabilities can easily result in an accident, where you could be
seriously injured, paralyzed or killed.
• NOT INTENDED: To be an excuse to try anything. Read Section 2. F, p.11.
• TRADE OFF: Freeride bikes are more rug-ged than All-Mountain bikes, for riding more
dicult terrain. Freeride bikes are heavier and harder to ride uphill than All-Mountain
bikes.