MTB - The bike that goes everywhere

MTBis the acronym for mountain bike!

Adapted from the English Mountain Bike (MTB), the MOUNTAIN BIKE is an American invention from the 1970s, designed for use on rough terrain. Although some people had been trying to get their bikes off the beaten track long before, it was at this time that the first bikes specifically designed for off-road use appeared. It is now generally accepted that John Breeze was the instigator of this revolution. 

Mountain biking, a discipline for all tastes

Over the years, the discipline has enjoyed dazzling success and has diversified considerably. Today, mountain biking encompasses disciplines as similar as they are varied, such as Cross-Country, l'Endurothe Downhilland Free-Ride or theAll-Mountain.

Cross-country mountain biking, for example, is an Olympic discipline in which participants cover a circuit of some forty kilometers as quickly as possible. Strength, endurance and technical skill are required to win these events.

Enduro is a sport that focuses on downhill courses, but where participants also have to contend with uphill climbs. Enduro bikes are therefore lighter than downhill bikes. These types of bikes have mountain bike forks forks with up to 170 mm of travel to help the rider absorb terrain obstacles. Downhill mountain biking, as the name suggests, is practiced downhill and frequently in the mountains. Riders use full-suspension mountain bikes fitted withmountain bike shock absorbersshock absorbers, springs and forks. 

These multiple mountain bike practices are all represented at Probikeshop to provide our customers with maximum choice and the assurance of finding what they're looking for at the best price!

Depending on the requirements of these disciplines, you'll find at Probikeshop.com mountain bike cassettes , MTB disc brakes or , an adapted transmission, 26 or 29-inch wheelsshock absorbers and suspension forks with different travels.

Mountain biking is a technical sport in which mountain bike equipment plays an important role. So buying mountain bike parts and peripherals such as a mountain bike saddle, mountain bike pedalsor a MTB stem... is often an excellent way to improve comfort, safety and performance.