This page is best viewed with a browser that supports tables. Traumatic injuries range from minor abrasions and contusions to wrist fractures, shoulder injuries, and concussions. Helmet use is important in preventing serious head trauma.
Many overuse injuries stem from improper bike fit, anatomic malalignments, and training errors.
Treatment includes adjustments to the bike and modification of training habits. Included are tables regarding a variety of malalignments, related overuse injuries, and suggested bicycle adjustments. D uring the past 20 years, off-road bicycling, or mountain biking, has grown from its origins on a California hillside to a worldwide sport with a multibillion dollar market. This tremendous growth has fueled the bicycle industry, and technical innovations and new designs flood the market each year. Rising international participation led to the first Olympic mountain bike race at the 1996 summer games in Atlanta.