I believe it is about 40 ft (vertical drop distance). There is no definitive record. Some people may have gone larger but failed to land it. Look on YouTube at Josh Bender whose probably gone the biggest and watch these vids below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwviVHgxSsU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC26ZCxwQDs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9cXWXW13sA
the highest drop on big thunder mountain railroad was about 104 feet.
If it's got drop bars it's called a cyclocross (CX) bike
I don't know if its the highest mountain in the east but it has the biggest vertical drop in the east, Whiteface Mountain Wilmington, NY Winter Olympic Games 1932 + 1980
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Sure, that's how the sport started. Don't expect to be able to go as fast, or to drop as high as the riders on full sus bikes though.
Kingda Ka in Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey. The drop is approximately 418 ft. It was named the steel rollercoaster with the highest drop in 2005!
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It is 52 feet.