terry1 said:Hi
My husband intends to cycle a 100K road race on a mountain bike. Can anyone tell us what the average percentage difference in speed is for a mountain bike versus a road bike for this type of race.
Thanks
I have 100psi slicks for my mtn bike and have also done both 100K & 100 mile organized rides too (although not recently). Your husband should have no problem and like the other poster said, he'll be fast in all the descents tooterry1 said:Hi
My husband intends to cycle a 100K road race on a mountain bike. Can anyone tell us what the average percentage difference in speed is for a mountain bike versus a road bike for this type of race.
Thanks
Same results for me 2 to 3 mph (3-5km) My MTB has knobby tires. I'f I'm riding more than 16 miles (26km) I'll be on my road bike.keydates said:I've found I average 2-3 mph faster on a road bike in relation to a mountain bike.
terry1 said:Hi
My husband intends to cycle a 100K road race on a mountain bike. Can anyone tell us what the average percentage difference in speed is for a mountain bike versus a road bike for this type of race.
Thanks
Well, I have recently stepped into my first road bike two months ago, after almost two years of a Raliegh mountain bike. During that time, I changed the rear sprocket set to a 10 toothed cog pushed by 48 teeth on the crank. My top speed was pretty good, so I thought! One day, I decided to do about 45 min on a one mile track with a bunch of yuppy trek/specialized owners. Embarrassingly, I heard a whisper saying," well, I know who not to be behind". During the warm up I coasted and often had to hit the brakes to keep from passing the lead man. After he yelled out, " Lets go" and all of them crouched down leaving my great big 215lb azz to catch all the wind, the only time I saw them is when the lapped me. Over and over again! I was running slicks and fast gear and Im in pretty good shape. That 2 to 3 mph makes a hech of a lot of difference between the two bikes over the course of a race. Now on my Ironhorse Triumph, it like night and day. Sprinting and spinning are uncomparable to the advantage of the road bike. Enjoy the road with a road bike!!! I can bare witness.terry1 said:Hi
My husband intends to cycle a 100K road race on a mountain bike. Can anyone tell us what the average percentage difference in speed is for a mountain bike versus a road bike for this type of race.
Thanks
Well, I have recently stepped into my first road bike two months ago, after almost two years of a Raliegh mountain bike. During that time, I changed the rear sprocket set to a 10 toothed cog pushed by 48 teeth on the crank. My top speed was pretty good, so I thought! One day, I decided to do about 45 min on a one mile track with a bunch of yuppy trek/specialized owners. Embarrassingly, I heard a whisper saying," well, I know who not to be behind". During the warm up I coasted and often had to hit the brakes to keep from passing the lead man. After he yelled out, " Lets go" and all of them crouched down leaving my great big 215lb azz to catch all the wind, the only time I saw them is when the lapped me. Over and over again! I was running slicks and fast gear and Im in pretty good shape. That 2 to 3 mph makes a hech of a lot of difference between the two bikes over the course of a race. Now on my Ironhorse Triumph, its like night and day. Sprinting and spinning are uncomparable to the advantage of the road bike. Enjoy the road with a road bike!!! I can bare witness.terry1 said:Hi
My husband intends to cycle a 100K road race on a mountain bike. Can anyone tell us what the average percentage difference in speed is for a mountain bike versus a road bike for this type of race.
Thanks
terry1 said:Hi
My husband intends to cycle a 100K road race on a mountain bike. Can anyone tell us what the average percentage difference in speed is for a mountain bike versus a road bike for this type of race.
Thanks
dot said:He will need: rigid fork, reverted stem (maybe a bit longer than current one), comfortable barends to lie on, 1' slicks, MTB crank with 48-36 rings and road cogset with smallest cog of 11 teeth. Difference in speed will be negligible.
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