Most mountain bike shoppers don't require Olympic-level XC racers or World Cup-level downhillers; however, more boutique brands have recently come on to market with quality bikes for various disciplines.

At these small brands, each design is carefully tailored to excel in its intended discipline – for instance Yeti's full-suspension Process and hardtail Honzo models both deliver impressive on-trail performance.

Most mountain bike shoppers don't require Olympic-level XC racers or World Cup-level downhillers; however, more boutique brands have recently come on to market with quality bikes for various disciplines.

At these small brands, each design is carefully tailored to excel in its intended discipline – for instance Yeti's full-suspension Process and hardtail Honzo models both deliver impressive on-trail performance.