Road Bike Vs Mountain Bike Uphill
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.
Road bike vs mountain bike uphill. For those who are interested the mountain bike was a 29er running 2 3 mtb tires at about 30psi. Another reason to think about mountain biking over road biking is that there won t be any cars. The tires of a road bike are generally smaller and are not suited for all terrain riding. From the full faced helmet downhill mountain biker to the lycra clad cross country rider.
The concept when rocky mountain announced they would be doing an e bike was all about fun carrying over from their non e bike line. But they have a cushy ride an upright riding position and can travel easily on a wide variety of surfaces. I find the positioning on the road bike more natural somehow on uphill stuff at least. I find climbing on a road bike much easier than on a mountain bike dunno why.
Unlike road bikes which can t function in the mountains you can use a mountain bike to ride on paved trails. The tires of a mountain bike are bigger and thicker allowing for easy passage over numerous and various obstacles without losing stability. Mountain bikes are harder to pedal and slower on pavement. It s not ideal and you ll work pretty hard but it is possible.
Wade simmons long time freerider and rocky mountain mainstay was adamant that fun is the most important factor when riding and they didn t want to create an e bike that was not fun. Si and matt challenge one another to see which is fastest a road bike or a mountain bike in a route from a b. The rides were taken part in the beautiful alta badia region of italy. The road bike was running standard road bike tires at about 80psi.
Posted 8 years ago.