when faced with this decision…… 🙂

everything here in west of Scotland is sodden after the weather battering the last few days, but by tea time, when I may be able to get out for a ride, I can go from the door on road/cx, with temp of around 7 degrees and dry roads, for an hour or so. Alternatively a half hour drive and MTB on my ‘local’ trails, which are a mudfest, drive home, clean bike etc etc..

first world problem I know 🙂

Road

Road for 2 hours

it’s what trail centres were invented for

it’s what trail centres were invented for

indeed, but none handy for an evening jaunt, apart from Cathkin, which is a bit limited apart from for a quick 1 hr blast

Road with a trail/brideway sections thrown in. Its what CX (and 29ers) are made for.

I found i’ve driven to much less trails since i’ve gone to big wheels and am ranging further and further afield mixing road/offroad in some excellent diesel free rides 🙂

Road,

not rode my mtb since December 3rd

I’m with sputnik on this. If you have time to drive to somewhere for an hour on the mountain bike, you have time for two hours on the road bike. Less faff, more bike time. Seems like an easy decision to me.

(and 29ers) are made for.

29’s don’t make the roads come alive it’s still dull riding a mountain bike on the road.

You knew the answer before you posted ,didn’t you ?

..enjoy the road ride 🙂

Best of both worlds by taking your road bike out and aiming for all the muddy puddles?

Looks like my ‘inner guilt’ over opting for a road ride is unfounded 🙂

road it will be !

Same ish here and I choose MTB but I dont have to drive.

If I had to drive probably road bike.

if the roads are proper dry I may even take the good bike out for it’s first of 2015, rather than the cx/tourer….

This is STW… so obviously it’s road 🙂

indeed, but none handy for an evening jaunt, apart from Cathkin, which is a bit limited apart from for a quick 1 hr blast Neither a trail centre, or any fun

FTFY Iain. Man up and ride the mud, next you’ll be playing bloody golf.

^^^^ 🙂 golf, never….

Road

nowt worse than traipsing through bogs

Karma laws state quite clearly that to qualify for dusty, fast, rocky rides in summer, you have to take one for the team. 😀

Nobeer – you can do an extra one for me 🙂

if the roads are proper dry I may even take the good bike out for it’s first of 2015, rather than the cx/tourer….

It’s going to rain when you are 20 minutes out then 😛

It seems like folk are starting from the premise that cycling is meant to be an enjoyable activity. Get the mountain bike out.

tom – muddy Mugdock though, not yer dusty East Lothian stuff 🙂

At least if you go to mugdock, you don’t have to look at East Kilbride! 😀

Road, I keept rying to get out after work and failing miserably.

Had a sense of humour failure this winter with MTBing, just didn’t want to be out there shin deep in frozen mud for 3 hours at a time detroying cassettes, and never sorted the mudguards on my road bike.

Nobeerinthefridge – Member
At least if you go to mugdock, you don’t have to look at East Kilbride! 🙂

aye, but I see it every morning when I open the curtains, and thank my lucky stars it ain’t the shire 🙂

Mountain bike, no matter the weather. Road is just so boring, and only ever used to get to and from trails.

Dirty and filthy every time for me 😀

dry road.

you can’t expect a trail to deliver perfect summer conditions if it’s been hammered all winter.

(unless by ‘perfect’ you mean ’12ft wide and heavily rutted’)

Road is just so boring,

It’s like MTB’ing, go ride something steep, narrow and twisty with friends. Riding a straight flat trail on your own ir pretty boring too. If riding any bike is boring you’re doing it wrong.

Road is just so boring, and only ever used to get to and from trails.

– the inference is that your road riding is on a MTB, which I agree isn’t very fulfilling. I do however love getting out on the local quiet roads (or any other quiet roads for that matter) on a road bike, particularly if the conditions are good for it, hence my earlier musings 🙂

Take your CX bike down the local DH line. Be sure to pull a nice whipped out hip from the hoods while you’re at it.

Road without doubt. Just back from a 2hr spin, put the lovely summer wheels back on and flew. It means when I do mtb I enjoy it much much more as I tend to only go when conditions are good now (or go to a trail centre). Also means my fitness is massively better so I can enjoy those mtb rides even more! I’m sat here day dreaming about one of the local trails (qecp) drying out and destroying my pb because of all the road training I’ve done.

Wind speed and leg freshness is the deciding factor between Road and mtb for me.
I like mud and rain doesn’t bother me on or off road tho.
if strapped for time, BMX as it needs zero preparation before and no change of clothes or cleaning afterwards.

As the weather is looking rather spring like I’m going to leave the sensible commuter at work and take one of these out instead –

No guards = raining 20 minutes after leaving home. So I apologise to those caught in a downpour around 5.45pm this evening.

no guards = a wet arse and no mates.
kind of how I imagine a lot of folk on here’s childhoods 😉

no guards = a wet arse and no mates.
kind of how I imagine a lot of folk on here’s childhoods

Unfortunately guards = dry arse and no mates

😥

[hug] for Mr P

The road won 🙂 25 miles on dry quiet hilly back roads from home. Dry and clean bike after just a 2 minute wipe down with a towel. Sorted !

It’s like MTB’ing, go ride something steep, narrow and twisty with friends. Riding a straight flat trail on your own ir pretty boring too. If riding any bike is boring you’re doing it wrong.

Riding on tarmac does nothing for me. I want rocky tricky sections, jumps and drops.