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HELP! Thinking ov moving from MTB to road
| little hobo | 31 Jul 15:47 |
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Joined: 31 Jul 2012 Posts: 1 Bike: | how much quicker would a road bike make me and what should i look for in a new bike |
spaceman 
| 31 Jul 16:09 |
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Joined: 16 Nov 2010 Posts: 85 Bike: My Profile | I first road to work on a mountain bike and was following 2 guys on road bikes. When we were freewheeling they were rolling much faster than me. I ride 40 mile a day and many times I follow a mountain bike and have to keep braking to stay behind them, I am free wheeling and they are peddling. My guess is that the rolling resistance of a Road bike tyre 700C at around 80-100psi is about 30% less than a mountain bike tyre 26" at around 50psi. I know when I put some slicker tyres on my mountain bike for road use it made a big difference. So I guess a fairly standard road bike would up your averages about 10-20%. New bike... well it depends on how much you want to spend? You can get a second hand road bike for £150-£200 that will do fine, e.g. a second hand Halfords Carerra was my first road bike and it was spot on. Have a look around ..... |
| My Latest Route: Jul 2012 Bedworth to Startford Via Fosse Way and Return Via Kenilworth | |
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mike675r
| 31 Jul 16:57 |
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Joined: 25 Jun 2012 Posts: 15 Bike: My Profile | I ride to work 9.5 miles onthe road bike takes me 30 mins on the mountain bike takes me 30 mins reason on a road bike i need to slow down for the curbs on cycle paths on the mountain bike i don't just put full slicks on mountain bike still takes 30 mins but the bike rolls rely well on slicks. |
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BusterG
| 01 Aug 03:44 |
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 Joined: 25 Feb 2010 Posts: 372 Bike: My Profile | There is room for both! I couldnt choose so have both. Off road singletrack doesnnt compare to the speed and pace of road riding. That said I commute on a road bike and save my mountainbike for the weekend. But as they say the choice is yours! Good luck with the choices, must be like a kid in a candy store with all the choices nowadays. Buster |
| My Latest Route: Oct 2013 Liss | |
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alas58
| 02 Aug 15:34 |
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Joined: 21 Apr 2011 Posts: 85 Bike: My Profile | I use my mountain bike as I use offroad. my road bike would be quicker but would mean being on a busy duel carrage way and i feel safer offroad. I went to semi slicks over the winter and noticed a went a bit faster, having gone back to nobbly tyres i have not lost alot of speed, plus it helps with training towards cadence on the road bike. A road bike is quicker on the road, do you want comfort, speed, climbing, a giant defy maybe a good choice. |
| Gutbucket | 02 Aug 16:55 |
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Joined: 05 Feb 2012 Posts: 3 Bike: | You will love road riding. Easy, fast and strangely more social than off road. I bought a sillier lava redo wanting a sexy Italian model rather than dull if good us brands like specie and trek. Go do it! |
| Gutbucket | 02 Aug 16:56 |
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Joined: 05 Feb 2012 Posts: 3 Bike: | You will love road riding. Easy, fast and strangely more social than off road. I bought a sillier lava redo wanting a sexy Italian model rather than dull if good us brands like specie and trek. Go do it! |
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