MTB categories have been multiplying as rapidly as a colony of wild rabbits, and that inevitably means that the differences between them are blurring. Deciding whether to buy a downhill bike or a trail bike is easy, because there’s such a clear difference in suspension travel and geometry. However, once enduro bikes, ‘park’ bikes and downcountry bikes are thrown into the mix, that choice becomes a lot harder. Even more so when terms like ‘all-mountain’ and ‘long-travel trail’ are bandied about, too. Are there simply too many types of mountain bike these days? Three of our tech gurus chime in with their takes…
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