A good bike is a beautiful thing

boy on bike

My Orbea has just come back to me after nearly 3 weeks in the LBS, during which time I was commuting on my old steel-framed Saracen MTB. So, Thursday last was the first day back in on the Orbea - I had such a smile on my face! It felt really good to be on skinny tyes and on a bike which accelerated so readily and maintained speed so easily.

I think I'm going to carry on commuting on the MTB about once every couple of weeks just to keep reminding myself how nice a half-decent road bike can be

lost_in_thought

boy on bike wrote:

My Orbea has just come back to me after nearly 3 weeks in the LBS, during which time I was commuting on my old steel-framed Saracen MTB. So, Thursday last was the first day back in on the Orbea - I had such a smile on my face! It felt really good to be on skinny tyes and on a bike which accelerated so readily and maintained speed so easily.

I think I'm going to carry on commuting on the MTB about once every couple of weeks just to keep reminding myself how nice a half-decent road bike can be

Aaaaahhhhh tell me about it. I have never hated the crappy roadie so much having ridden good bikes of late! Bloomin' oversized piece of.....

BoardinBob

My new baby 8)

cjcp

Yep, I share your joy, BB/LiT. The MTB is seriously hard work, which is good. I have noticed, however, that I tend to ride less defensively on the MTB. I think it's because I usually do the commute on the road bike and, if I don't hammer it on the MTB, it'll take significantly longer to get into and home from work. Even if I hammer it, it takes longer, and if I'm able to get out of work in time to put the kids to bed, the road bike gets me home in time, but the MTB doesn't.

gb155

I hear you, In the last 2 weeks I have put over 200 miles on my Townsend, Cant wait for my Marathon Plus to arrive for the Hybrid, At least the Townsend is giving me one hell of a workout though.