Why do Mormons ride MTBs?
08-12-10, 07:30 AM
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Why do Mormons ride MTBs?
You know the ones. Crisp, white, short-sleeved, button up shirt with a black tie on a full-suspension MTB. We need to extol the virtues of C&V steel to these fellas. Surely they'd have a much better time on a classic road bike or even a English 3-speed than some department store MTB.
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Oh, I thought it was going to be a joke. Such as:
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I've often wondered myself, and have asked several of the missionaries who have been assigned to our ward (yeah, I'm a Mormon). They are told that they need a mountain bike, and gravitate towards the "latest and greatest". That said, I set up one young lad with a rigid framed, steel mtb last fall (with a little help from a BF friend).
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I sold a nice 70's Raleigh Superbe to a United church pastor in downtown Toronto. He used it to visit his parishioners. Appropriate I thought.
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I've often wondered myself, and have asked several of the missionaries who have been assigned to our ward (yeah, I'm a Mormon). They are told that they need a mountain bike, and gravitate towards the "latest and greatest". That said, I set up one young lad with a rigid framed, steel mtb last fall (with a little help from a BF friend).
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I noticed that the Mormons in our town ride on the sidewalks, even in low traffic areas.
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Fair enough. We're not uniformly rich, and we are encouraged to be "thrifty". The missionaries are directed to use MTBs though.
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LMAO...HILARIOUS!
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Twenty-some years ago, when I was living in Idaho, the missionaries all were riding Schwinns, Collegiate I think, with upright handlebars. A few years later in San Jose, CA, it was the same thing.
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Why do Mormons ride MTBs?
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I think it makes sense...MTBs are probably the easiest attainable, easiest to ride, most versatile bang for your buck commuters. I think a lot of us forget that most non-cyclists prefer fat wheels and find anything skinny intimidating. They probably don't have time to find deals on used 3 speeds, so current MTBs are probably the least intimidating entry to cycling for most folks.
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For those that might have a mission abroad, they probably choose mountain bikes for the same reason that a lot of international touring folks use 26" wheels: the availability of mtb sized tires and tubes is much better around the world than 700c road tires.
For the truly urban environment, mountain bikes come in handy as well. They deal better with potholes, stairs, curbs, etc.
For the truly urban environment, mountain bikes come in handy as well. They deal better with potholes, stairs, curbs, etc.
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