Editing Cycling (section)

====Mountain====
[[Mountain biking]] began in the 1970s, originally as a downhill sport, practised on customized [[cruiser bicycle]]s around [[Mount Tamalpais]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sonic.net/~ckelly/Seekay/clunker.htm |title=Clunkers Among the Hills |publisher=Sonic.net |access-date=6 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427215126/http://sonic.net/~ckelly/Seekay/clunker.htm |archive-date=27 April 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Most mountain biking takes place on dirt roads, trails and in purpose-built parks. Downhill mountain biking has just evolved in the recent years and is performed at places such as Whistler Mountain Bike Park. Slopestyle, a form of downhill, is when riders do tricks such as tailwhips, 360s, backflips and front flips.
There are several disciplines of mountain biking besides downhill, including: cross country (often referred to as XC), all mountain, trail, free ride, and newly popular [[enduro]].

In 2020, due to [[COVID-19]], mountain bikes saw a surge in popularity in the US, with some vendors reporting that they were sold out of bikes under US$1000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mountain Biking Experiencing a Surge in Popularity |url=https://thelaker.com/2020/mountain-biking-experiencing-a-surge-in-popularity |access-date=12 January 2021 |website=The Laker |date=24 June 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Newcomb |first=Tim |title=Amid Cycling Surge, Sport Of Mountain Biking Is Seeing Increased Sales And Trail Usage |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/timnewcomb/2020/07/13/amidst-cycling-surge-sport-of-mountain-biking-seeing-increased-sales-trail-usage/ |access-date=12 January 2021 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>