Best Cross Country Mountain Bike

By the bicycling test team.

Best cross country mountain bike.

Cross country mountain bikes often feature some of the most exciting developments in bicycle design. Cross country bikes are very much a niche category. We ve selected some of the best cross country mountain bikes chosen for their speed desirability practicality and credentials. If you ve got a big budget these cross country rigs are the best around.

6 799 salsa beargrease carbon 3 699 fat bikes are heavy. But salsa decided to make the salsa beargrease fatbike less heavy with a carbon frame. This is less about jumps and slamming berms and more about pedalling miles and crossing fells. Cross country racing however has weathered the storms of fashion and remains ingrained in uk riding culture to this day.

Lightweight yet durable you ll also find this bike remarkably maneuverable thanks to the tapered head tube. Yes new styles and disciplines come and go or morph in the way that 160mm travel all mountain bikes transformed into enduro rigs. The bikes must be light enough to handle lung bursting climbs while also being capable enough. Xc riding and racers are still about off road speed.

Next up in our cross country mountain bike reviews is the x caliber 7 another fine model from trek s deep bench. The 10 best down country bikes small bikes meant for big fun. Folks interested in a true cross country bike are likely thinking about racing and value weight and efficiency over fun comfort and practicality. The x caliber is one of trek s enduringly popular xc hardtail mountain bikes packing an alpha gold aluminum frame.

It s lighter and stiffer than the aluminum version but keeps the wide variety of bottle cage and rack bag mounting options. Rocky mountain element a50 3 500 100 millimeter. Xc bikes are fun on a more limited range of. Written by james mcknight and ric mclaughlin published on 22 01 2020 16 29 gmt looking for a new mountain bike.

May 13 2019 by bike social icon rss social icon instagram. The best hardtail mountain bikes you can buy right now whether you want a lightweight cross country rocket or a cheap trail ripper one of these picks will work for you. Choosing the best mountain bike for. Bmc fourstroke 01 one 9 999 about 8 900.

But hold on don t write it off thinking it s for doddery older riders on dull wide fireroads.