Downhill mountain biking (DH) is a style of mountain biking practiced on steep, rough terrain that often features jumps, drops, rock gardens and other obstacles. Jumps can be up to and including 12 meters, and drops can be greater than 3 meters.
Australian rider Jared Rando takes the A line at the 2009 UCI World Mountain Bike Championships in Canberra, Australia.
American Luke Strobel.
Indian DH rider Piyush Chavan during 1st Himalayan Downhill Mountain mike Trophy held at Himalayan Mountain Bike Festival.
Part of the Sarajevo urban downhill downtown race track.
Mountain biking is a sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, usually using specially designed mountain bikes. Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and performance in rough terrain, such as air or coil-sprung shocks used as suspension, larger and wider wheels and tires, stronger frame materials, and mechanically or hydraulically actuated disc brakes. Mountain biking can generally be broken down into distinct categories: cross country, trail, all mountain, enduro, downhill and freeride.
Mountain biker riding in the Arizona desert
US 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps, 1897
A cross-country mountain biker climbs on an unpaved track
Mountain bike touring in high Alps