Mountain Biking are categorized in 4 types: Cross country, Downhill, Free-ride and Trials/Street riding. The history of mountain bike contributes from "Cyclo-cross" in Europe, the Roughtstuff Fellowship in UK.
Equipment:
Mountain Bike - is different to normal road bicycles as they are smaller, stronger reinforced frame, knobbly, wide and high profile tyres mounted on rim, a larger range of gears, wider flat or upwardly-rising handlebar. Mountain Bikes sometimes come with disc brakes that used in automobiles rather than rim.
Bike Shoes - generally have gripping soles similar to hiking boots for the situation using to scramble over un-ridable obstacles. The shank of shoes is more flexible.
