MBUK video: Every major mountain bike type explained

MBUK video: Every major mountain bike type explained

With the aid of the 2025 Saracen Bikes range, we explain the difference between downhill and downcountry, enduro and XC

James Costley-White

Not sure what the difference is between downhill and downcountry, enduro and XC? In this week's MBUK video, Tom Marvin breaks down every major type of mountain bike* with help from Saracen Bikes.

(*We haven't included e-bikes, because they span all the categories - but look out for plenty of new e-MTB content soon.)

This video is brought to you in partnership with Saracen Bikes.

Check out our other vids in MBUK's YouTube playlist – and look out for a big video announcement, coming tomorrow!

James Costley-White

Editor, Mountain Biking UK magazine

James Costley-White is the editor of Mountain Biking UK (MBUK), the UK's best-selling mountain biking magazine, founded in 1988. James, aka JCW, has been an avid mountain biker since 1992, during which time he's amassed a huge amount of knowledge about the sport and tons of riding experience. He can regularly be found riding the trails around Bristol and South Wales. As well as editing MBUK, JCW contributes regular product reviews and other articles to the magazine. He's a fully-qualified professional journalist, certified as a senior reporter by the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ), and holds a postgraduate diploma in journalism from Cardiff University's School of Journalism, Media and Culture. As well as heading up MBUK, he's worked for other cycling titles including BikeRadar.com, ChopMTB.com and Triathlon Plus magazine, along with the Bristol Post, Western Daily Press, Gloucestershire Echo and Gloucester Citizen newspapers, in print and online.

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