Freeride
![Jumps are often incorporated into freeriding.](/Images/godic/202501/14/Wide-angle-lens-mountain-bike-jump0941.jpg")
![Freeride Mountain Bikers.](/Images/godic/202501/14/Freeride_Mountain_Biking0941.gif")
![Freeriding on a hardtail freeride bike.](/Images/godic/202501/14/ShadMorcPartyStyle0941.jpg")
![Dirt Jumping at a professional Freeride contest in Seattle, Washington.](/Images/godic/202501/14/Airstyle0942.jpg")
Freeride is a discipline of mountain biking closely related to downhill biking and dirt jumping focused on tricks, style, and technical trail features. It is now recognized as one of the most popular disciplines within mountain biking.
The term freeriding was originally coined by snowboarders, meaning riding without a set course, goals or rules on natural terrain. In mountain biking, it is riding trail with the most creative line possible that includes style, amplitude, control, and speed.