am i doing the right thing??

robbie7

hi there,
i have been mountain biking for the last year or so but i am losing the passion of getting out to ride off road as there is so much maintence involved and i getting filthy every ride is a pain in the bum in the short time i have to ride in the evenings. i really think that the change will help. what do you think?

iga

Well, only you can answer this question. I'd suggest trying to borrow a road bike for a few weeks and see what you think.

DavidTQ

Get a road bike and make it part of your life, suddenly your work commute becomes a part of your hobby, a trip to the shops, running into town, all part of the hobby . If youve not tried a road bike youd be in for a pleasant surprise with speed and efficiency of a road bike

Barrie_G

DavidTQ wrote:

Get a road bike and make it part of your life, suddenly your work commute becomes a part of your hobby, a trip to the shops, running into town, all part of the hobby . If youve not tried a road bike youd be in for a pleasant surprise with speed and efficiency of a road bike

And, the thing that surprised me the most, MUCH tighter handling when compared to a MTB.

I thought that the handling would be tighter on the MTB due to the smaller wheels, and the need for tight steering for the technical bits, but I was very much surprised that my road bike can handle much tighter turns than I could ever manage on the MTB.

FSR_XC

Except for the jetwashing after every ride, how much 'less' maintenance are you expecting to have to do on a road bike?

Is the cleaning of the bike and you getting muddy the problem?

dboden

Go for it mate. I have just done the same, and its great. I put it down as just another option. Sometimes mtb sometimes road. One thing I would reccomend (can anyone out there back me up), as a newbie to road, I think it benefits more on road if you have someone to go out with. Being used to off road, it may seem a little more boring, unless you have a bit of company or competition. Keep us posted.

robbie7

sound advice dboden, will bear in mind have first got to sell my mtb for the new ride. lol cheers

FSR_XC

robbie7 wrote:

sound advice dboden, will bear in mind have first got to sell my mtb for the new ride. lol cheers

Why not fit road tyres to the MTB, get out & try a bit of road work first?

Rich Hcp

I put road tyres on my MTB, still too slow for the road, but better.

Then had to change back to go off road and back again etc

I ended up with a road bike and a MTB and I can ride either depending on how I feel and were I'm going.

You can use the road bike in the week and MTB at weekends when time iand mud are not an issue because you go further.

So, my advice is to try and have both.

Having your cake and eating it is a possibility!

giant_man

Stop mucking about on silly mountain bikes and get yourself a decent road bike. Only then will you discover the joys of true cycling.

chronyx

That's what I did.

Had a lovely ride today first time for a while I've been out, didn't realise I missed it so much!