Can You Mountain Bike On The Road
The idea stemmed from local pro racer brian schworm.
Can you mountain bike on the road. 29er bikes use the exact same diamater rims as 700c road bikes. Too low a gear can be just as bad as having to ride too high a gear. The road bike can also be more difficult to ride in wet weather conditions. You will have to make sure that the brakes.
Some do it on the road while others prefer off road trails. Let s get one thing straight a mountain bike is designed and built for going off road and on the other side of the coin road bikes are totally designed for yep you guessed it riding on the road and you can get a full rundown on the different types of mountain bikes in my recent post mountain bike history and mountain bike types. If you want to learn if you can put 700cwheels on a mountain bike watch this video where i put 700 mm road racing bike wheels on to a mountain bike. It s not like there is anything inherently dangerous or unsafe about riding a mountain bike on the road.
To get the best cycling experience off the beaten track you should use a mountain bike this is a bike that is designed to ride in rugged conditions. Ride the bike that you have there s no reason not to. That said over time if you continue to ride on the road you ll notice s. By changing your gearing you can make sure you are riding more efficiently along roads.
Suspension tires gearing and position. You might see that your mountain bike has mainly low gears and not enough high gears. Mountain bike gearing is low to allow you to traverse rocky terrain and to do so slowly. In today s video i will show you the conversion that i did to make my favorite bike my off road and on road bike.
The hybrid on the other hand is more versatile than the road bike. Suspension mountain bikes are built to absorb impact from rocks roots and the terrain. It s also designed as a more comfortable alternative to the road bike and the mountain bike. You can turn your favorite.
To make your mountain bike better for riding on the road you need to reduce the factors that make your bike suitable off road. Assuming compatability with the rim width which may require wider tires see the sheldon brown article linked above you could run some 700x35 or larger road tires without much issue unless you ve got really wide mtb rims. Not all mountain bikes use 26 wheels which most of these comments assume.