1. Extreme Riders
The culture of mountain biking never leaves its participants standing still or sticking with tradition. It is a sport that attracts the extreme athletes always on the look out for the next big challenge. Freeride mountain biking typically goes on for days at a time and takes the riders through as much untouched and unknown terrain as possible while staying within the limits of the law.
2. Catch a Ride for the Ride
To get to the top and enjoy a freeride down a mountain, many freeride tour companies offer riders a ride to the top in a big four-wheeler. Other companies go so high and to such virgin territory that the riders are dropped off by helicopter. Take a guide with you if you are planning one of these extreme trips unless you are crazy or so fit that no guide can outride you.
3. The Best Bike for you
Take time to purchase your first freeride mountain bike. Many features can be customized to the kinds of riding that you enjoy most. By now, you've ridden on a few rented bikes or done some freeriding on your old mountain bike and can tell the bike shop what you are looking for. Put your money into the best suspension that you can afford. You will be in the mud and off-road, so you don't need the spiffy frame that many racers and city riders look for. Get better gears if you like uphill riding and the best rear-wheel suspension if you are basically a downhill rider.
4. Prepare Your Body
The most avid mountain bikers say that there is no other way to train for a freeride than to ride longer and faster. But most sports trainers insist on cross training for a number of reasons. Top athletes enjoy a variety of competitive and non-competitive activities because they love their sport enough to give it an occasional break. Spot training with weights and isometric exercises help build muscle groups that may be weak and hold the rider back from an optimum performance. Some areas get little or no workout on the bike and need to be exercised. Finally, most mountain bikers cannot live in a climate that offers year-round perfect riding weather and so must find indoor activities to keep them in shape through it all.
5. Anything Goes With Freeriding
Like hiking, freeriding is more of a group activity that mountain bikers take on to challenge themselves. They pace themselves based on their riding buddies and on their previous rides. Tricks and risks are constantly changing on a freeride. There is no shortage of adrenaline in the freeriders who make it all the way to the bottom of the mountain.
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