MTB or Road Bike

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Hello, I am looking at getting a quality bike around the 1000 to 2000 dollar mark.

What should I buy, a Mountain Bike, or a Road Bike.

What are the pro's and cons of each. Will one go faster easier than the other ect ect ? Any help
appreciated.

Thanxs, Bob

G'day Bob;

Depends entirely on your ride style, and what sort of riding you will be doing.

If you'll be mostly riding on sealed roads, and want to go fast get a road bikes, if uou want to
ride off road, through grass, jumping gutters ect. get a mountain bike.

A road bike will generaly be capable of going faster then a mountain bike due to its light weight
and higher gearing, but I know people who can average 35-37Km/h on a mountain bike over a one hour
commute...

If you buy a road bike make sure the store takes the time to fit it to you, otherwise they can be
amazingly painful to ride, the store should not only check the seat height but look at the lenght of
the stem and the fore-aft adjustment of the saddle too, idealy they should have you on the bike in a
training to get a good position.

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"Bobby Claxton" wrote in message

Quoted message said:

Hello, I am looking at getting a quality bike around the 1000 to 2000 dollar mark.

What should I buy, a Mountain Bike, or a Road Bike.

Both. 😉

Quoted message said:

What are the pro's and cons of each. Will one go faster easier than the other ect ect ? Any help
appreciated.

Thanxs, Bob

On 03 Jan 2004 08:31:43 GMT, Joel Mayes <[email hidden]>

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In article said:

Hello, I am looking at getting a quality bike around the 1000 to 2000 dollar mark.

What should I buy, a Mountain Bike, or a Road Bike.

If you buy a mountain bike you can ride it wherever it suits you on the day, if you go with a road
bike you`ll be commited to keeping it on the road. Cheers Andy

If we had bike paths everywhere I'd say get a roadie. Nothing worse than bailing off the shoulder of the road because some idiot in a car closes you out. Trashed rims are expensive. Si I'd go with a good quality MTB. Spend as much as you can. You will be glad you did 😉