O no - now Im also gonna post a stupid post - Best roadbike for MTB cross training?

[Li Mu Bai]

Definitely a Pinarello Dogma

[Mr X]

I was also looking for a road bike as a way of training for mtb. My mtb is a dually. So I ended up buying a road bike which is a 29er carbon mtb hardtail which I thought I could use on the road. After a 1 year 6 months I have still not done any road riding with it, only mtb riding.

 

So here is my advice to a mtb rider who wants a road bike:

 

- get a 29er hardtail mtb

- ride it off-road

[rouxtjie]

I was also looking for a road bike as a way of training for mtb. My mtb is a dually. So I ended up buying a road bike which is a 29er carbon mtb hardtail which I thought I could use on the road. After a 1 year 6 months I have still not done any road riding with it, only mtb riding.

 

So here is my advice to a mtb rider who wants a road bike:

 

- get a 29er hardtail mtb

- ride it off-road

Just not the same....gearing and geo makes huge difference in skinny malinky bikes....they are not comfortable, they are just fast.

[RocknRolla]

The inner cheapskat in me suggests looking att he silverback range. You get a 105 groupset for around 11grand (out the box)

 

[Mr X]

The inner cheapskat in me suggests looking att he silverback range. You get a 105 groupset for around 11grand (out the box)

 

Some of the Silverback bikes are good bikes, here is the "road bike" I went for and ended up using it off-road only:

 

http://cdn.mos.bikeradar.com/images/bikes-and-gear/bikes/mountain/1335880734157-1pbyw0fnyj8kg-500-70.jpg