There are road bikes, mountain bikes, track bikes, BMX bikes, Cyclocross bikes, trials bikes, and recumbent bikes, to name a few. In this section, I will attempt to shed some light on the different kinds of riding, to give you a better understanding about what the whole thing is about. Most of the page, however, will deal mostly with road bikes and track bikes. This is because they have been around the longest and because they are my specialties. For now, let me distinguish between the different facets of the sport.
Most people are familiar with mountain bikes.
Fat tires, flat handlebars, etc. Mountain biking actually has many of it's own sub groups such as downhill, cross country, and dual slalom. I will not get into these, but if you want to know more, check out my links. Cyclocross Cyclocross is done during the winter, and is a combination of road and mountain biking, with some running thrown in. Every now and then, you have to jump off of your bike and jump over these little hurdles or run up very steep, sloppery hills.