MTB v Road Bike

"Paul Wilson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I want to upgrade to a Road Bike after 5 years on a Mountain bike.

What difference will I notice apart from being a little more uncomfortable
in riding position.

Ie I ride the same ride about 50 KM a week, in about 2 hours 15 minutes
average speed around 23k's an hour.

With the same power, what difference will it be on a good Road Bike ?

Will I cover the ground in so much faster time, and higher average speed ?

I did about 5-6000km of road riding, including a couple centuries, on my
$400 mountain bike before switching over to a road bike. That was something
I was interested in too, I suppose everyone is moving over. I think a good
deal of any speed increase come from lower weight, less rolling resistance,
and energy gained that was previously lost due to any suspension system the
mountain bike has. I had a dual suspension MB and was told that I lost a
lot of energy downwards throught the suspension system.

At the very least you should pick up a few k's an hour and be less fatigued.
Clipless pedals are supposed to help with rolling resistance/fatigue too I'm
told but haven't got any yet so can't help you there.

Paul Wilson said:

I want to upgrade to a Road Bike after 5 years on a Mountain bike.

What difference will I notice apart from being a little more uncomfortable
in riding position.

Ie I ride the same ride about 50 KM a week, in about 2 hours 15 minutes
average speed around 23k's an hour.

With the same power, what difference will it be on a good Road Bike ?

Will I cover the ground in so much faster time, and higher average speed ?

yep. but to be honest if you have the position sorted you will find the roadbike MORE comfortable due to better hands/arms position

"Paul Wilson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I want to upgrade to a Road Bike after 5 years on a Mountain bike.

Upgrade???

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Paul Wilson said:

I want to upgrade to a Road Bike after 5 years on a Mountain bike.

You must be saddle sore!

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With the same power, what difference will it be on a good Road Bike ?

Riding alone (same power), you won't notice a huge speed difference.
But riding in a fast group (same speed), there will be a big difference
in the energy needed to keep up.

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Will I cover the ground in so much faster time, and higher average
speed ?

You dont't have a dual-suspension do you?
Depends on your current tyres and riding position. Maybe 10-20%??

flyingdutch said:

yep. but to be honest if you have the position sorted you will find the
roadbike MORE comfortable due to better hands/arms position

But doesn't that only apply while you are pedalling hard?
Which makes sense since they are designed for racing. When cruising
there is too much weight on the hands, and neck bent back.
You won't help the average recreational cyclist by telling them a
racer is more comfortable.

I have mates who have gone from MTB to Roadies.

I’m sticking with MTBs because I commute heaps & want a bike to do everything with (with minor changes –tyres).
Whether it’s hanging with my roadie mates up & down Beach Rd (Melbourne) or takeling single track my MTB will do it.
When it comes to road bikes, I find that my mates ask about where we going, what the road surface will be like, etc etc. For a lot of recreational road bike riders there are a large range of roads/paths they would not consider taking on I’ve found.
Commuting, I find it’s easier to accelate, change direction, take gutters, pot holes, gravel, mud etc. My mate (who I commute with sometimes) is always stopping to lift his wheels over obsticals (gutters etc) where I just jump ‘em, also with road bikes your route is mostly sticking to roads & therefore traffic & traffic lights. I like the flexability in opting for bike & walking paths, street verges, alleyways & single track as well as public roads on my commute/ride.
I run a 50/50 tyres which takes the sting out of full offroad knobbies on pavenment. My average speed commuting is about 26kms/hr .
Mate who commutes on his raodie says that his backpack is mega heavy on his back because he is so much more lent over on the roadie compared to his MTB.

Still road bikes look slick, that’s for sure.

I did change from MTB to a road bike (but I kept my MTB also) because I ride
on the road only, for fitness and fun, not for commuting though. For the
first few rides it may feel that road bike is more uncomfortable but then it
goes the other way if the road bike is fitted for you correctly. I had to
ride my MTB one weekend and it was a real pain to ride on the road compared
to my road bike - heavy, slow, hand position not comfortable for road riding
if you want to push it.

As another reply here said - ensure the road bike is your correct fit and
have your LBS keep on adjusting it until it is right and then you will find
on the road there is nothing better than a properly sorted and fitted road
bike.

I am about ~15% faster on my road bike for the same route i.e. ~22.5 km/h on
MTB and about 25.5 km/h on road, riding solo. Your mileage may vary. I
currently ride about 60+ km per week on weekends only.

But if you want to commute from A to B and not worry about any road surface
and want to also tackle bike paths and off pot-hole and kerb then MTB is
still a good solid choice. Ideally keep both of your bikes and enjoy. IMO.

"Paul Wilson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I want to upgrade to a Road Bike after 5 years on a Mountain bike.

What difference will I notice apart from being a little more uncomfortable
in riding position.

Ie I ride the same ride about 50 KM a week, in about 2 hours 15 minutes
average speed around 23k's an hour.

With the same power, what difference will it be on a good Road Bike ?

Will I cover the ground in so much faster time, and higher average speed ?

"Yuri Budilov" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I did change from MTB to a road bike (but I kept my MTB also) because
I ride on the road only, for fitness and fun, not for commuting
though. For the first few rides it may feel that road bike is more
uncomfortable but then it goes the other way if the road bike is
fitted for you correctly. I had to ride my MTB one weekend and it was
a real pain to ride on the road compared to my road bike - heavy,
slow, hand position not comfortable for road riding if you want to
push it.

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