Questions for the racers(specifically XC) Currently my son and I race BMX, and he is wanting to dip his toes into some MTB racing. I have been trying to do some research but I can’t seem to find much info out there. What am I looking for when sizing a mountain bike to him and what would be some good bikes that I should be looking at? I’m also going to give some XC racing a try myself and currently ride an Intense 951 XC and a Commencal Meta HT on a Mullet set up. I also have not had much luck finding organizations that have junior classes or if I am finding them the info seems confusing. Example in BMX if your racing in the USA your going to fall under USABMX if your almost anywhere else in the world it’s UCI sanctioned for the most part. Where can I find race info, rules etc?
by Riders-Ready
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I would start by checking out the local XC races in your area. If you live in an area like I do most of the local grassroots XC races have a kids or Jrs. category. You can also see if your area has a local NICA team or if NICA even exists in your state. NICA is for kids in 6-12th grade and is a pretty awesome organization.