okay, what do you ride? mtb, road, both, other..... which do you prefer to ride.
2007-05-02 12:38:00 · 10 answers · asked by vail2073 5 in Sports ➔ Cycling
Both. I started cycling around 1991 right after high school, and got into mountain biking from the start. I thought roadies were big, gay, leg-shaving Euro trash wannabes with stupid bikes, and vowed NEVER to ride anything but fat knobbies!
Then I went to college, raced a couple times, and started working at a bike shop in Phoenix. I built all kinds of bikes and met all kinds of people, and test rode everything under the sun. The owner even chose me to build up his custom Merlin Superlight with full Campy Record, and I found out that ALL bikes are beautiful.
Years later, when I moved back to Colorado, I entered my first MS-150 charity ride. I slapped some slick tires on my Giant ATX-990 full suspension MTB and had a lot of fun. Except my taint was like raw meat afterwards!
That fall, I bought my first road bike: a Bianchi Veloce with Campagnolo components. The next year, I took THREE HOURS off my ride time at the MS-150, and became a believer in the speed and efficiency of road bikes.
But as is always the case, your first bike is never perfect. I felt too stretched out on the Bianchi, so I went and talked to the frame gods at Dean in boulder, CO. They made me a custom ti frame that fits perfectly, and four years later I'm still riding it.
As far as I'm concerned, if it has cranks it's allright. road, mountain, BMX, recumbent, tandem, trike; it's all cycling and all good!
2007-05-03 02:11:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have been MTB for around 20 years, but only road biking for around 5
overall, I like road riding better, more social aspects with a group, every weekend
I still like to ride mountain maybe once a month or so
2007-05-02 13:27:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on the road bike and mountain bike that would be used, but I'll try to give a little idea. I've seen guesstimates that hybrid bikes are about 2mph faster overall than mountains, and roads are 2mph faster than hybrids. Assuming a road would go 20mph with your intensity and a mountain would go 16mph, the mountain bike is something like 20% more energy...thats really a rough guess, but I hope it helps. Assuming you go the same intensity on both bikes, the calories per minute would be the same. If my rough guesstimate is right that would be 20% more overall calories on the mountain bike. Cheers, Chris
2016-05-19 02:00:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i do both, there are up and down side for either one
i like MTB b/c of the nature, trail and animals
i like Road b/c of smoother ride, social, speed
Negative for MTB is trails are usually limited, after a while, you'll run out of trails
negative for road is DANGEROUS, cars can hit you any time.
but they are both fun.
2007-05-02 19:35:41 · answer #4 · answered by mratandt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I prefer road riding. I enjoy mountain, but road is my passion. I personally think that there is more to a road race. More tactics, more strategy, more teamwork. There are so many variables that make it more exciting to me. I also find it more social.
2007-05-02 14:15:40 · answer #5 · answered by Jay P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mountain bike for sure
2007-05-02 18:04:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both. Road since '82, ATB '92.
2007-05-02 18:18:31 · answer #7 · answered by Mars 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Road bike i guess.
2007-05-02 12:40:53 · answer #8 · answered by Sports Guy 2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I mountain bike a little. its a lot more exciting.
2007-05-02 12:50:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i BMX freestyle ,and mainly ride street.
2007-05-03 08:07:12 · answer #10 · answered by spencer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋