I am pretty new to cycling and I am planing to buy my first racer. I am 17 and I have completed alot of training sessions with my old MTB on the roads. But now I think it`s time to become serious, and therefore I am planing to buy the racer.
I am pretty fit, the reason why I started roadcycling is because I got a injury in my foot while running, so I decided to do something else instead.
I can hold about 18-20 mph on the endurance rides (30-50 miles)without working too hard. Now I wondered just how much my average speed would increase if byuing and cycle on a real racer instead of a MTB.
I am pretty new to cycling and I am planing to buy my first racer. I am 17 and I have completed alot of training sessions with my old MTB on the roads. But now I think it`s time to become serious, and therefore I am planing to buy the racer.
I am pretty fit, the reason why I started roadcycling is because I got a injury in my foot while running, so I decided to do something else instead.
I can hold about 18-20 mph on the endurance rides (30-50 miles)without working too hard. Now I wondered just how much my average speed would increase if byuing and cycle on a real racer instead of a MTB.
If you're on knobby tires now, and sitting upright, I'll bet you could pick up as much as 3-4 mph on a level. About half the increase will be from the tires: good 700-23 road tires have about 1/3 the rolling resistance of dirt tires. Getting down on the road bar drops and tucked in makes a big difference as well at 20 mph speeds.
For climbing hills, the road bike should weigh a good bit less; that will help your climbing speeds too.
