Mountain Bike Vs Road Bike Race

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Mountain bike vs road bike race. The tires on a racing bike are narrow and run at a high pressure which reduces rolling resistance. Based on the speed test i found the road bike rolled on average about 11 faster than the mountain bike. Watch as conrad takes to explain the exciting experience he has had with both a road bike and a mountain bike and what he felt were the major differences between the two. The best racing bikes weigh in at exactly 15 pounds.

A mountain bike is designed to be ridden on the difficult off road terrain so they re heavy on durability and control. Mountain biking became a sport in 1970s and has since then diversified into cross country riding became an olympic sport in 1996. Feel free to share your. One can now have 18 or more speeds road bikes are made for speed with narrow tires for.

Gravel or dirt bike paths and off road or unpaved terrain. The road bike was running standard road bike tires at about 80psi. Less popular as difficult to film and televise and is the only mountain biking event at the summer olympics. Flat with a wide range of gears posture.

To find out we went to snowdonia national park with the new garmin edge 530 and edge 830. Mountain bikes offer an upright riding position for better visibility and have flat handlebars for superior steering control. One interesting thing to note is that a lot of the speed difference in the test seemed to come in the first 10 yards along the test track as the bikes accelerated up to speed. Average power for the mountain bike effort was 220 watts while on the road it was 246w.

However there were a dramatic number of efforts above 300w off road while the road climb needed a much. Some people call it a racing bike. Will the more direct off road route be faster than. For off road use and over rugged terrain a mountain bike is the best choice.