Cross country bike

The Alma has a completely new frame design

Looking for a lightweight and fast mountain bike? Here's everything you need to know about cross-country bikes

Cross country and trail bikes are both very popular and very versatile. Many people struggle with which they should get, so I tell you all the differences between them and then tell you which are used for what type of riding so you can make an informed decision.

Fast enough to win any XC race, fun enough to be your everyday bike.

Cross country mountain bikes typically sacrifice some descending ability in favour of more speed and acceleration on the flat and uphill. Nevertheless, Rich has some top tips to help you tackle the descents faster on your XC MTB!

Are you a cross country rider? Or are you an enduro rider? Or can you just not figure it out? Luckily, Rich, with the help of Rich, is here to help! Watch now as he explains the differences between the bikes, trails, and riding; and, to find out out which is best, obviously we're going to have a race!

Cross country mountain biking can be great fun and is one of Rich's favourite types of riding! Here are his top five essentials that will make your XC riding easier and more enjoyable.

Neil Donoghue on Instagram: “This bike rips. Proper Cross Country bike”

The 2019 race season was action packed! Riders piloted their machines down new tracks and at classic venues, check out all of the fastest bikes that were ridden throughout the year in the Downhill and Cross Country World Cup, and the Enduro World Series 🤘

A lot of people might think that cross country mountain bikes aren't up to an actual shredding but Rich Payne thinks otherwise. Join him on some of the rough and rocky downhill tracks of Bike Park Wales as he tries to prove that XC bikes can shred 🤘

High Flying UEC MTB Champion started the 2023 MTB World Cup season off with a Double win in Nove Mesto Na Morave

XC could be the most physically demanding MTB discipline, long distances and massive climbs are ridden at speed on lightweight bikes with not much travel and geometry designed with precision in mind, making the speeds XC riders descend at even more impressive! Here are Rich's top 5 tips for riding cross country.