View Poll Results: Ride a moutain bike or just a road bike?
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How many ride a road and Mountain bike.
05-17-05, 05:13 PM
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How many ride a road and Mountain bike.
Just curious how many people in the road bike forum, also ride a mountain bike. It doesn't need to be a 50/50 split but you have to be on it at least once a month.
05-17-05, 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Smaug
You mean you can ride a bike in the MOUTNAINS?
wow... what will they think of next?
wow... what will they think of next?
05-17-05, 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by ckleps
hmm hopefully neither of us end up in a typing challenge needing to spell mountains
I grew up near the beach... so that's my excuse (and I'm stickin' to it)
05-17-05, 06:23 PM
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I voted "road only". My second bike is a 'cross bike, not a mtn bike. In any event, neither bike has seen much dirt in the past 12 months. Maybe a handful of short sections of unpaved road and/or bike path.
05-17-05, 06:32 PM
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Put me in the both category. The dirt makes you appreciate the pavement, and the pavement makes you appreciate the dirt. Variety is GOOD!!
05-17-05, 06:45 PM
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both. i started out on a BMX, riding around the neighborhood and in the woods. then got an X-mart "mountain bike." quickly swapped that for my Trek (15 years ago) which i still ride. got into road bikes via two vintage rides (survivors of the '70s bike boom), and just recently bought my first new road bike.
i've always been a bigger fan of road racing - i couldn't tell you who's who in off-road racing to save my life. but Lemond, Fignon, Kelly and Indurain were heros of mine when i was younger. the only off-roader i followed at all was Overend. when i got old enough to care about the history of the sport, i became entranced with Coppi, Bartali and Merckx...
so i ride mostly on the road these days (well, almost every day), but i love my mountain bike too: it can get me places my road bikes never could. and i still like playing in the mud.
i've always been a bigger fan of road racing - i couldn't tell you who's who in off-road racing to save my life. but Lemond, Fignon, Kelly and Indurain were heros of mine when i was younger. the only off-roader i followed at all was Overend. when i got old enough to care about the history of the sport, i became entranced with Coppi, Bartali and Merckx...
so i ride mostly on the road these days (well, almost every day), but i love my mountain bike too: it can get me places my road bikes never could. and i still like playing in the mud.
05-17-05, 08:47 PM
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05-17-05, 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by ckleps
hmm hopefully neither of us end up in a typing challenge needing to spell mountains
05-17-05, 11:58 PM
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Both. In fact, even though I spend way more time on my road bikes, I'm planning to ride in my first race this summer, and it's a mountain bike race.
Regardless of what type of bike I ride in said race, I expect to have my azz handed to me. Doesn't that sound fun?
Regardless of what type of bike I ride in said race, I expect to have my azz handed to me. Doesn't that sound fun?
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05-18-05, 06:33 AM
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Both. See slogan.... Started out mountain biking as a kid, got into the roadie scene a few years after that, and wouldn't have it any other way.
05-18-05, 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by 2manybikes
When you're up there watch out for the Moutnain Loins.
Might be tough, usually I get excited when loins are involved.
05-18-05, 09:03 AM
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I think the results of this poll might be skewed as the person who owns both a road and mountain bike is probably more likely to respond to (or even open) the thread than one who only owns a road bike.
05-18-05, 09:19 AM
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I ride on average 150-200 hours off road per year although most of those are between October and February.
I'm rarely if ever on a MTB this time of year.
I'm rarely if ever on a MTB this time of year.
05-18-05, 09:23 AM
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I ride both, I haven't been on my mountain bike but once since I got my road, but I do enjoy both!!!
05-18-05, 10:38 AM
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I ride both, though my MTB is currently in the process of being rebuilt/upgraded. Actually I'm taking my time, because I can still do light duty off roading with my road bike (with fatter, non-slick tires). Of course doing a century on a road bike isn't as challenging as doing a century on a 35lb MTB with knobby tires...
05-18-05, 11:55 AM
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05-18-05, 12:10 PM
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I like variety. I have a variety of terrain here. Some of them are on paved roads. Others are trails. Therefore, I use my bikes as applicable. Between the two acitivites, I spend about 60/40 (RB/MTB) in terms of time and about 80/20 (RB/MTB) in terms of distance... however, I'd have to say I'm pretty close to 50/50 in terms of total effort.
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05-18-05, 12:25 PM
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Mountain biking makes you a better road biker, road biking makes you a better mountain biker. Do both and kick ass on and off pavement!
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I started out with just a mountain bike, but bought a roadie after trying to ride a 60 mile /100 Km course on the road. I still use both, but the mountain bike does double duty as my commuter. Besides, night rides in the forest are a whole new experience.
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Originally Posted by The Fixer
I ride road bike, mountain bike, fixed gear bike, touring bike, commuter bike, etc....