how long to convert!

RossW
RossW Posts: 77
edited January 2011 in Road beginners
Hello all (Again - posted couple months back, but injury set me back :()

Finally moved from MTB to road and got myself a nice new toy :-)

Took it out yesterday did about 30miles and loved every second of it, however i found myself using diffrent muscels etc, im just wondering on average how long should it take for my body to get used to the diffrence that im having!?

Thanks in advance :)

Ross

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  • bompington
    bompington Posts: 7,674
    If you had an injury I suspect it's more likely the cause of rustiness - I'm sure road & off-road use the same muscles, though it may be in different ways - road is more steady push, mtb more jerky bursts of energy.
    In other words there are more jerks on mountain bikes. :wink:
  • RossW
    RossW Posts: 77
    the injury was a shoulder dislocation / operation
    the aches I was feeling where lowever back and palms of hands!

    however the bike was incredibly fast, So glad i was in the right place at right time :)
  • bobtbuilder
    bobtbuilder Posts: 1,537
    If it's just a case of adjusting to the road bike position, I would be suprised if it took more than 4-5 regular 30-40 mile rides to adjust.

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