Mountain Bike On Road Speed

A general rule of thumb is that if you are switching from a mountain bike with knobbies to a road bike you will be between 15 20 faster at the same watts effort. Mountain bikes can scramble over roots and rocks that would stop a road bike in its tracks but when it comes to pavement a road bike will take the lead every time. This number is based on speeds i have gotten from thirty riders riding on road off road downhill uphill and single track.

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Mountain bike on road speed. On my reasonably flat commute i average around 16 mph on my road bike but your average speed is dependent on many different factors. Road bikes are great on smooth streets and that is the only place they are great. Roadmaster granite peak men s mountain bike 26 inch wheels black. Fyi over a 2 3 mile stretch of hilly curvy paved trail today an experienced road cyclist did it about 30 seconds faster than me on my mtb 26 2 2 tsali tires inflated to just under 40psi.

Typically that s only a change of 2 3 mph. This discrepancy in speed results from the weight of the bikes the position of the riders and other basic differences in construction. If you live in a city with bike paths bike shoulders and long stretches of asphalt or concrete without too many cars a road bike is ideal. Make offer roadmaster bicycle mt fury mountain bike 15 speed.

However if you put the mountain bike on the same touraine i e a smooth paved trail the difference in speeds between mtb and road bike should be closer. Overall the average mountain bike goes a speed of 30 53 miles per hour or 49 1km.