Street is usually just heading to town and hitting everything possible, such as handrails, benches, ledges, curbs, drop-offs, walls, gaps, etc. Street competitions usually involve a variety of ramps, rails, and other obstacles placed closely together to promote smooth, technical, and exciting runs. Flatland Flatland is one of the more technically difficult types of freestyle riding that usually takes a lot of practice. It requires good timing, rhythm, and great balance. It basically involves doing tricks on flat ground like spinning in tight circles, gyrating, scuffing, etc.
Most flatland bikes are short and lightweight to make tricks easier.
Vert Vert riding is by far one of the most hardcore and extreme types of freestyle riding. Just learning to ride the halfpipe well is no easy task. Then learning crazy tricks and executing them at heights that can reach over twelve feet is a major accomplishment. Dirt jumping Dirt jumping is the reason many people started racing in the first place. Speed, big air, and big tricks make this category of 20 inch riding generally the most popular.