Abstract: A mountain bike comprises: —a frame (10); —a rear wheel (2) having its axle mounted in rear dropouts (16) of the frame; —a front wheel (3) having its axle mounted in front dropouts (18) of the frame; —a pedal set (20) comprising a spindle mounted for rotation in a bottom bracket shell (19) of the frame, two cranks (22) mounted at the opposite ends of the spindle, and two pedals (21) mounted for rotation at the free ends of the respective cranks; wherein each crank (22) has a crank length L of 164 mm or less; wherein the bottom bracket shell (19) has a Practical Bracket Height PBH of 294 mm or less, wherein PBH=BH??·(?·FST+(1??)·RST), wherein BH indicates bracket height, FST indicates Front Suspension Travel, and RST indicates Rear Suspension Travel.

Abstract: A mountain bike comprises: —a frame (10);—a rear wheel (2) having its axle mounted in rear dropouts (16) of the frame;—a front wheel (3) having its axle mounted in front dropouts (18) of the frame;—a pedal set (20) comprising a spindle mounted for rotation in a bottom bracket shell (19) of the frame, two cranks (22) mounted at the opposite ends of the spindle, and two pedals (21) mounted for rotation at the free ends of the respective cranks; wherein each crank (22) has a crank length L of 164 mm or less; wherein the bottom bracket shell (19) has a Practical Bracket Height PBH of 294 mm or less, wherein PBH=BH??·(?·FST+(1??)·RST), wherein BH indicates bracket height, FST indicates Front Suspension Travel, and RST indicates Rear Suspension Travel.