Mountain Bike On Paved Road

I road about 50 miles over the past 5 days in a nice paved path near me.

Mountain bike on paved road. If you have any interest in actually mountain biking keep in mind that a mountain bike can do both while a road bike has to stay out of the trails. If you live in a more suburban area or somewhere as flat as kansas or the netherlands or if you live somewhere with nice weather year round a road bike is the way to go. Just think about all of the exercise you ll get as a byproduct. 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.

A mountain bike commute just sounds really appealing next to sitting in traffic in a car. In steel wired 29er x 2 35 form it weighs 1450g according to schwalbe. This is when you are riding on a flat paved road. 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.

And i think a road bike will be too much for me. At the extreme end take the wonderful schwalbe dirty dan off road tire. Think about your riding and where you will be doing it. The top speed was 38 5mph and the lowest speed was 27 3mph.

If it is all road look at buying a road bike or a hybrid as that is where these bikes are designed to be ridden. What kind of tires are on your mountain bike. How fast on average can a mountain bike go on the road. I was gonna go with hybrid but i can t find a solid priced one sub 400 near me.

The 29 is quite similar to the 700c road tire but tends to have a wider taller frame that doesn t actually fit the road bike wheels. However since i ve bought it i ve done nothing but bike in the city on streets and paved bike trails. If you are thinking of purchasing a bike and were wondering if a mountain bike would make a good bike for riding on the road then perhaps re evaluate your choice. Mountain bike tires are more varied than road tires and come in three common dimensions.

Factor in being able to use a mountain bike on dirt roads and pavement alternatives and running a mountain bike on the road is a no brainer. Obviously i should get my own bike. The most popular size is the 26 iso 559 but you may also see a 29 iso 622 or a 27 5 650b iso 584. So one big reason to take a mountain bike on the.

If you already have a mountain bike swapping an off road tire for a road type commuting or touring tire can save a not inconsiderable amount of grams. This was for at least 10 minutes of riding. I don t want to spend too much right now. I bought a mountain bike nothing fancy with the idea that i might use it off road or on mountain trails of which there are many here in calgary.