Racer Trail
Mountain bike V Racer bike?
I already have a pretty light XC mountain bike and was wondering if changing the front cranks to 48/34/24 and slim slick road tires (my other parts are already ultra light parts, including the rims), would make a great of difference in catching up with the roadies?
My issue is between buying a road bike or changing parts so that i can just switch between two sets of tyres to trail or road. Buying a roadie would be a definitive answer, but that would mean spending alot more and taking up space in my already tight garage. Issit worth it, or changinf parts is enough to feel the speed and distance difference?
This is a hard one to answer, you first need to determine what type of roadies you would be riding with. I've encountered three roady types 1) the competitive roadies who actually race their bikes, 2) the racer wannabes and 3) the casual group riders. To ride with group 1 you will have to have a road bike to keep up. When riding with group 3 your mountain bike with road tires will do fine. Riding with group 2 is where the fun comes in these riders sprint for short distances and change the pace on a regular basis, but they also quit on any hard extended effort, if you're a mtn bike racer you'll have no problem maintaining the pace, if not you'll need a road bike. The biggest disadvantage a mtn bike has is in the areo dept. when comparing to a road bike. An other issue is how fast you can pedal if you can't turn spin a steady 90 rpm or more you will find it hard to keep up at times. The next issue is the cost of a spare set of rims, add the cost of a set of rims, tires, disks and cassette and you are close to the price of an entry level road bike. Me personally when I ride on the road I use my road bike with the hard core racers, the rest of the time I use my mtn bike with road tires.
NOTE: My big gear is 44t I've tried the 48t and it was only worth about 2 mph on the flat, and was not very use-full on the trails so the 48 is hanging on a nail.
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