Re: 15-miler

Amen!!! MTB's just plain suck on road even with skinny tires. A road
bike is like the difference twixt a ratty '64 pickup and a new porsche

jabario said:

Amen!!! MTB's just plain suck on road even with skinny tires. A road
bike is like the difference twixt a ratty '64 pickup and a new porsche

FS bikes certainly do--I almost fell off my neighbor's FS bike when I took
it for a test ride, standing up made it almost "boing" me off. LOL

My old rigid mtb w/slicks aint bad at all on the road--of course I
narrowed the bars and made the gearing more street appropriate. More hand
positions would be nice, but it's done three to four hour rides with just
a little hand discomfort.

Drop bars and 700c are my preference if given a choice. 😉

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Quoted message said:

Amen!!! MTB's just plain suck on road even with skinny tires. A road
bike is like the difference twixt a ratty '64 pickup and a new porsche

Now that depends on your riding style, if you need speed, you need a road
bike.
But if you just need to cruise to the local corner store, in varied
conditions such as traffic, crossing roads etc, a hardtail mtb with road
tires might be more comfortable, I know mine is.

Ken