MTB or RoadBike or Both? PLEASE HELP!!

[blondeonabike]

You actually need four bikes,

Mtb for rockyfun, Road for speed and Track for pain. 

And a spinbike in the lounge for when it rains for days on end 

 

Come to think of it, one good thing about riding everything is that I've got to know everyone.  If you have a bike I know where you live and how many KOMS you got

[Vetseun]

You actually need four bikes,

Mtb for rockyfun, Road for speed and Track for pain. 

And a spinbike in the lounge for when it rains for days on end 

 

Come to think of it, one good thing about riding everything is that I've got to know everyone.  If you have a bike I know where you live and how many KOMS you got

Nou praat jy Blondie!

[anthemic]

You actually need four bikes,

Mtb for rockyfun, Road for speed and Track for pain.

And a spinbike in the lounge for when it rains for days on end

 

Come to think of it, one good thing about riding everything is that I've got to know everyone. If you have a bike I know where you live and how many KOMS you got

Need to keep this message repeating to the missus, one day she might believe me

 

 

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[Jonesy]

Bike manufacturers seem to be determined to make mtbs less and less suitable for road application by the use of 1 x gearing. ( I'm sure there will be a few people saying they manage just fine on the road with a 32t chainring).

 

This will push more and more cyclists to get a dedicated road bike. More bikes, more parts, more profit... am I right??

[Kalahari Vegmot]

Bike manufacturers seem to be determined to make mtbs less and less suitable for road application by the use of 1 x gearing. ( I'm sure there will be a few people saying they manage just fine on the road with a 32t chainring).

This will push more and more cyclists to get a dedicated road bike. More bikes, more parts, more profit... am I right??

Nope. If mountain bikes were designed to be cross compatible with road bikes, it would be called a cx bike. Mountain bikes are designed for mountain biking; road bikes for road cycling. No engineer will design a mountain bike to be equally at home on the tar

[Rocket-Boy]

I love both my roadie and mtb. Offroad is safer and lots of fun.

There is also something awesome about the speed and efficiency of a roadie too though.

[Rocket-Boy]

Bike manufacturers seem to be determined to make mtbs less and less suitable for road application by the use of 1 x gearing. ( I'm sure there will be a few people saying they manage just fine on the road with a 32t chainring).

 

This will push more and more cyclists to get a dedicated road bike. More bikes, more parts, more profit... am I right??

 

Nope, its about making the best tool for the job really.

No mtb will be as good as a roadie and no roadie will be as good as a mtb, they are designed for different purposes and are good at what they were designed for.

[NotSoBigBen]

Bike manufacturers seem to be determined to make mtbs less and less suitable for road application by the use of 1 x gearing. ( I'm sure there will be a few people saying they manage just fine on the road with a 32t chainring).

 

This will push more and more cyclists to get a dedicated road bike. More bikes, more parts, more profit... am I right??

 

No

[Jonesy]

I'm not disputing the merits of a bike that's engineered for specific applications. ... and they are awesome machines. (I own a Hardtail, Dual sus, and gravel/road bike).

 

However there must be a considerable proportion of the cycling fraternity that for practical / affordability reasons can only have one bike, and will be happy with a bike that doesn't really excel on any one surface in particular. So by inference there has to be a considerable demand for such a bike. All I'm saying is that works against the interests of the bike industry.

[Skubarra]

I'm not disputing the merits of a bike that's engineered for specific applications. ... and they are awesome machines. (I own a Hardtail, Dual sus, and gravel/road bike).

 

However there must be a considerable proportion of the cycling fraternity that for practical / affordability reasons can only have one bike, and will be happy with a bike that doesn't really excel on any one surface in particular. So by inference there has to be a considerable demand for such a bike. All I'm saying is that works against the interests of the bike industry.

 

If you want to use your mtb for road and the 1 x gearing is prohibitive as you say, just put on different gears? Doesn't mean your bike is manufactured not to be suitable for the road

[HowardSteele]

Always great to have more than less so if you can afford it and are going separate road riding and mountain biking...a bike for dedicated road ring is a must.

CWC has an excuse generator as to why you need another bike.

so assuming you have a 29'er what about a 27.5 for those tighter technicl tracks and a cyclocross bike for when you doing a bit of both.

[Halfdoesyn]

I think you will find entry level MTB's you can still buy with a triple up front, giving you a lot of range. Those are typically the bikes people in the affordable bracket buy.