When you were first learning how to ride a bike as a kid, the bike you were learning on probably didn't have any special bells or whistles on it, aside from perhaps a literal bell on the handlebars.

If you've got a bike, there's a good chance it's set up with a derailleur at the rear and a bunch of gears to help you cycle more efficiently. And while that derailleur might be controlled by cables, ...

As mountain biking has evolved over its few decades of existence, different categories of bikes have begun to emerge. Where there was once only one category — mountain bike — bike builders began to ...