How Do You Convert A Cross-Country Full-Suspension Mountain Bike Into A Downhill Bike?
Downhill mountain bike racing is exciting, challenging and requires special equipment. With a few modifications, your full suspension cross country bike can be transformed into a great starter downhill bike. Remove any additional accessories such as bar-ends, water bottle cages, reflectors or lights. Lower your seatpost as low as it will go. You may need to cut the seatpost so that it won’t interfere with the rear suspension. Replace a narrow racing saddle with a downhill saddle that has stronger construction and a little more padding. If your frame or fork has any adjustability with its suspension, set it up so that you utilize as much of the travel as possible. Change clipless pedals to either a BMX style platform or a platform / clipless combination. Remove the small and middle chainring from the right crank arm, and move the big ring to the middle position. Remove your front derailleur and front shifter. Add a downhill chain guide to the cranks. This will keep the chain on the chai
