Mountain Bike For City Riding

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.

Mountain bike for city riding. Comfort bikes are just that. Mountain bikes are harder to pedal and slower on pavement. Hybrid or cross bikes are almost as fast and easy to pedal as a road bike while being almost as comfortable and versatile as a mountain bike. A lot easier to hop up down curbs and bounce through potholes on a mountain bike.

I have been commuting a variety of long roads and inner city riding for the last two years on a gravel road bike. In fact it s the world s first gold level ride center according to the international mountain biking association imba. Depends on the city. It s got all the benefits of a road bike quick light mounts for fenders and panniers but it s also a bit more rugged with 35mm tires that can stand up to some moderate singletrack trail riding.

15mm is a second best solution to a problem that was already solved. With 450 miles of gold level trails 130 bars and restaurants world class accommodations art galleries and mini amusement parks with mountain coasters alpine slides and more at the area resorts park city offers something for the whole family. Also mountain bike tires seem to be a lot more resistant to punctures from all the debris one finds in the road in an urban setting. Best thought of as the halfway point between a road bike and a mountain bike a hybrid takes the comfy riding position of a mountain bike and pairs it with a lighter frame and fast rolling wheels.

96 trails with 69 photos. There are tons of bikes and designs out there better suited for city riding than a true mtb with slicks or a road racing bike. Out here we ride our road bikes out on the country roads and ride the mountain bikes in town.