Mountain Bikes
Mountain Bikes (sometimes known as all terrain bikes) are designed for off-road cycling on rough trails. They have chunky shock-absorbing tyres usually with a heavy tread that grip the trail for steering control and good traction on slippy surfaces. They have a more upright sitting position than conventional race / road bike so that you can see trail ahead. They come with a wide range of gears which that make hill climbing a lot easier.
Hybrid Bikes
This type of bike combines the mountain bike's comfortable sitting position and low gear ratios with the race / road bike's lower rolling road resistance, by using larger wheels, with not such a heavy treaded tyre. They are an excellent compromise if you will be mainly on the road or on light trails or canal paths.
Sport / Race Bikes
If you are looking for speed then it's got to be a race bike, they have skinny tyres with large diameter wheels which give a very low rolling resistance, they also have a more aerodynamic sitting position, which means you are sitting in with your head forward.
If you prefer a more upright sitting position but want the speed of a race bike then Raleigh have their Sport range which is similar to a hybrid bike but with higher gear ratio's for extra speed.
Kid's Bikes
This section of bikes covers a large age group, from 2½ right through to 12 years of age. The smallest bikes come complete with stabilizers and have easy to reach brake levers, which can be adjusted to suit even the smallest hand. They also have real pneumatic tyres and non slip pedals. As the bikes get bigger stabilizers can be added. Once you get on to the 11 inch frames they start to come with shimano gears, 5 to start with and then increasing to 15.
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