Moar and moar road and cx bikes appearing every day..
So who doesn't actually have one yet?
How about those who've had road and cx bikes for 20 years or more?
Might be quicker asking who still has/rides an mtb?
I've got a road bike, cheap by most on here's standards thought. Btwin Triban 5.
No, had one, 3 of them... they're rubbish.
I have two: one summer and one winter.
"Might be quicker asking who still has/rides an mtb?"
True, I only do for social reasons!
Road bike, cx bike, ss commuter road bike and one mtb....
I like to have different bikes for different rides. Makes some rides more fun, so I do have road, CX, Full suss and a 29er. All take different sized tubes which is a pain!
I have 4 bikes, 3 of them have drop bars 🙂
Only the members who have bikes I think.
I ride a road bike occasionally (mainly some extended commutes), but it's borrowed, so I haven't got one personally! 😆
We need a poll. I don't have anything except mtbs although one doing commuter service with hybrid tyres.
Fairly sure this is Roadtrackworld (still wishes for a roadie forum split at least so every other thread I look into I'm not fooled and find it's actually a road discussion 😉 ).
Myself, no I don't have a road bike. Last road bike I had was back in Uni days, and that was a very long time ago.
Would never have a CX bike and I don't "get" the point of riding terrain suited for MTB but then have to get off and carry the bike because it's basically a road bike off road. Huh? 😕
That's not to say I may not get a road bike some time. I can still be convinced, but I'd be discussing it on an actual road bike forum, not here 😛
Just one MTB here. Have no inclination to buy a road bike and even less to buy a CX bike
I'm only ever allowed three bikes, so one road, one MTB and a commuter, currently a CX bike with guards and racks.
A mate has recently sold his road and MTB bikes and got a CX with a set of wheels for road and another set for off road. I love the idea of the simplicity of that but my addiction to "n+1" fantasies makes it unlikely!
road bike? its all about the turbo and a trainerroad subscription now.
don't even have to go outside, can post on here at the same time....
No, never appealed to me.
One road, one commuter/tourer, one MTB.
Had a road bike for over forty years now, MTBs weren't around when I were a lad!
Yes - one cheap winter bike for 'training' . So it doesn't get used much. That's going to change this year though and it will see some proper use.
Mountain bikers have all been driven to the Chat forum 😉
I have cross and road (for commuting) bikes, but don't feel the same way about them as I do my lovely love mountain bike of joyousness.
Yep. Most recently bought and currently most ridden bike is a grrrravel bike. Gets muddy pretty much every ride, though.
I have both road and CX, and as a result almost never ride my mtb anymore. I just can't be bothered with the faff of mtbing.
Yeah, I've got a road bike. Mainly for keeping fit and getting a decent amount of miles in my legs.
I find road riding pretty boring, but it serves a purpose. There are glimmers of enjoyment, but nothing like on the mountain bike.
2 x Road bikes (1 winter, 1 summer) and a view to add 1 more to that this year.
1 x MTB (a hardtail), rarely gets ridden but when it does I do enjoy it.
1 x Utility bike (a Kona MinUte), this gets used lots.
I've had road bikes for 32 years and MTBs 23 years and can still enjoy both.
Would never have a CX bike and I don't "get" the point of riding terrain suited for MTB but then have to get off and carry the bike because it's basically a road bike off road. Huh?
Round my way there's plenty of rides I can do that are 50/50 tarmac and hardpacked trails so a CX makes good sense.
1 road bike - summer commuting, occasional sportive use
1 cross bike - winter commuting and general rat bike duties
2 MTB's - summer & winter,
2 spare MTB's (my old cast offs) justified as they are [i]my wife and son's[/i] although I might see more blue moons than them riding them 🙂
I dont have an mtb anymore. I built one up never used it and got rid for a road bike. A road and a cx suit my needs much better than mtb
Have a got a Giant CFR 2
It has its moments but I don't really enjoy sitting on a bike and churning away. I have to have a constant stream of obstacles and technical challenges to keep my mind occupied otherwise I think about the pedalling and stuff too much
Got a road bike on C2W and was in awe of how much faster it was than a slicked up mtb, too nice and no guards for commuting tho so got a pompino aswell, after a few years got bored of road commuting so swapped it for a CX and realised it's a lot of fun for more than just commuting. Still do "lots" of mtbing but as most of my saddle time is getting to/from work I may aswell make it as fun as possible (either by going really quickly on a road bike or really quickly offroad on a CX)
agreed that would be silly (or would possibly be a proper CX race) but then I don't take my CX bike places where I'd have to carry it. It's more* for routes where there's so much tame stuff or tarmac that a cx is more fun than an MTB.I don't "get" the point of riding terrain suited for MTB but then have to get off and carry the bike because it's basically a road bike off road
Tho obviously some CX riding gods will whip down a descent I struggle with on my gnarpoon.
*IMO. Purists will, rightly, point out that proper CX bikes are for racing around a field for an hour at a time in deepest winter
I've had a couple of rides out on a road bike but I prefer the flow and obstacles you get off road. I use my mtb on the road for getting about though.
Yep
CX bike - racing duties and now winterized for commuting
Road bike - used to do some racing but off out now and again
LT hardtail
and just bought a voodoo SS frame
CX (well, "adventure road") bike is my most recent purchase, although i really only use it for commuting purposes. I have 4 MTBs but i'm selling 3 of them and will probably replace the el guapo later in the year, and maybe get another modestly priced hardtail for longer XC ride duties too.
I'll never be MTB free though.
jam bo - Member
road bike? its all about the turbo and a trainerroad subscription now.
don't even have to go outside, can post on here at the same time....
Then you're not trying hard enough 😉
Mountain bikes only for me. No interest in road/cx bikes whatsoever.
ive had a road bike for 5 years, primarily to do triathlons then realized I could commute on it as long as I didn't work up too much of a sweat in the morning as no showers at work.
Now my svelte Felt f85 has turned into a hack bike with crudcatchers and flat pedals.
therefore my next 'n+1' would be a CX bike I could use as a commuter and then I could smarten up my road bike for proper roady-ing as I live in forest of bowland so might as well.
on the other hand I really fancy a slack short travel 29er as my next n+1 but that would probably have to replace my full sus which im in love with so won't happen
more bikes is always the answer
Would never have a CX bike and I don't "get" the point of riding terrain suited for MTB but then have to get off and carry the bike because it's basically a road bike off road. Huh?
Round my way there's plenty of rides I can do that are 50/50 tarmac and hardpacked trails so a CX makes good sense.
Same here, mtb would be overkill but road bike with slicks pointless on the off road sections.
Two (and two more in bits) mountain bikes. Never owned a road bike, don't want one. The only reason I can see for owning a road bike is if theres something wrong with you or you live in a crap part of the country where theres no accessible off road biking.
Similar for a CX bike but part of me, even though they're more wrong than road bikes, wants one for long distance trail recces. Never bought one though as it'd never be used. In a way, it would be even more useless than my Curtis singlespeed which I rarely ride but looks pretty.
Nope
My "road bike" is an old Stumpjumper with slicks
[b]now[/b] own a road /cx bike?
always owned a road bike, well from before Punk so that is a while
enjoy riding 100% off road but not always possible time wise and have more friends that ride road than MTB so switched to a CX to get in road miles but have some fun along the way and sometimes just ride gravel*
*[fashion]but can't keep up[/statement]
enjoy the variety of the threads on STW and if doesn't interest I opt not to read
I thought I had a road bike, but apparently a Genesis Equilibrium with flat bars is a hybrid 🙄
Yes to road, it makes a 16 mile occasional commute possible and it's fun to whizz along without getting muddy sometimes.
Maybe to CX (it's more likely than replacing my MTB). Plenty of people don't have "mountain" riding on the doorstep or the sort of terrain that needs an enduro bike to negotiate. All my local hour or so loops could easily be done on one, especially as first/last 10 mins are on road anyway.
Hell no, cx bike are the ones you push or carry around on your back arent they? And roadbikes & lycra?
No thanks, mtb only for me.
Fairly sure this is Roadtrackworld (still wishes for a roadie forum split at least so every other thread I look into I'm not fooled and find it's actually a road discussion
^What he said^
Deffo could do with a different section for all the roadie leg shaving stuff.
🙂
3 Mountain bikes
1 bmx
1 singlespeed hipster urban thing built from a tip find
Cx bike? Isn't that just a road bike that's not very fast on the road, or a mountainbike that's rubbish on anything beyond the canal?...
😉
I got a cheap road bike (Triban 3) last winter for commuting in the dark, wet months.
It never gets used for "fun" only to get me to and from work. After years of MTBs I really can't get used to it, especially the useless brakes :-/
In hindsight I'd have been better buying a CX bike or even a flat barred bike that could go off road too.
Dickyboy - Member
I thought I had a road bike, but apparently a Genesis Equilibrium with flat bars is a hybrid
think my CX bike is a "drop bar hybrid" not likely to ever see a CX race
I have both road and CX, and as a result almost never ride my mtb anymore. I just can't be bothered with the faff of mtbing.
+1 😳
how true is this? My hoods are ~200mm from the fork steerer, pretty sure most hybrids aren't running 200mm stems so presumably hybrids are closer to mtb geometry (or atleast top tube lengths) than road and CX bikes. Mind you there do seem to be a few bikes offered in both drop and flat bar mode so dunno.think my CX bike is a "drop bar hybrid" not likely to ever see a CX race
or is there something obvious I'm missing?
Owned a roadbike since before mtb was thought of and probably always will. Have always ridden them off road too. But wouldn't ever want a. CX bike - too much of a compromis.. Basically I find them rubbish for everything other than CX racing.
if it weren't for TJ and Fred having a massive argument, I'd never have seem this forum and wouldn't now have 2 road bikes, wouldn't have owned a single speed and probably wouldn't have a fat bike.
I bought a road bike because I fancied one. Rode it quite a lot to work and back as it was the ideal bike for 30 miles round trip. Then changed jobs and stopped using it. Late last year I swapped it for a Geneis CDF 10 baca use I could leave that locked up and not be gutted if it was stolen and I could go exploring anywhere I liked on days off. It's got rack and guards on it now, so it's more of a dropped bar hybrid than a CX bike, but that's what suits me I guess. It might see some light touring at some point too I guess.
To be honest I found road cycling deathly boring. I mean, it's riding a bike, so that's good, but apart from that it's not really for me.
I've had road bikes for the last 10 years, purely to ride with the wife, to work or to give fitness a quick boost. Road riding isn't that much fun but it keeps me fit.
To liven it up I'm buying a cross bike. I have good trails on my doorstep, but time means I can't fit them in every night. If I have a cross bike I can ride home on the tamer trails across the countryside and end on the groomed singletrack in the woods. Moar trails in a week is good, regardless of what bike it's on.
But, make no mistake, if I fancy a ride on the weekend I won't be hopping on the cross bike and riding smooth singletrack when there's a mountain bike and massive rocks to ride.
I've had mountain bikes (too many to list)since about 1985. Bought a road bike in late 2013, have since swapped it for another and love road riding. Have thought about CX but never taken the plunge.
Currently:
MTB - Santa Cruz Tallboy LTc 29'r
Fatbike - Specialized Fatboy
Road - Specialized Roubaix
Touring - Koga Miyata Globe Traveller.
rene59 - MemberMountain bikes only for me. No interest in road/cx bikes whatsoever.
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After years of giving roadies abuse (tongue in cheek) I bought a road bike last November for fitness training. I got some well deserved grief from mtb friends when they found out.
It's actually quite enjoyable, when I get away from traffic and into the hills.
I can't see me ever getting into it in a big way, it just doesn't have the fun element that mtb'ing has. Also, I refuse to wear Lycra and run flat pedals so get funny looks from the snooty roadie brigade 😀
It's all bikes at the end of the day. I do find it odd that STW has so many people who don't ride mtb though.
My CX/Gravel is one of my commuters, but my commute certainly isn't standard.
It's about 30% properly offroad, 20% single track road, 15% B-road and 35% cycle path.
It's getting ruined, but it's great fun!
but it's great fun!
Is it a fat bike?
Had a cross bike for twenty odd years, love them, right place and time they are awesome. Enjoy riding the odd trail centre on one just to upset the mtb'ers, well the sight of drop bars tend to puzzle/infuriate them it would seem rude not to.
Got a few road bikes and a few mountain bikes, would like another cross bike, so I have a bike in the pits to change to when it gets really messy, but that's n+1 and racing for you.
1 x road
2 x hardtail MTB
+ a new bouncer frame 😀
Would never, ever, ever, ever, get a CX bike just in case I accidentall ended up doing some cx. [shudders].
I sold my car 2 years ago and replaced it with a gravel bike (Salsa Vaya) for commuting. I sometimes go around llandegla on it and like to get out on the country lanes too.
I've got a full sus 29er (Giant Anthem) that is very good but I don't have the emotional attachment to it that have for my SS 29er (Salsa El Mariachi) and the Vaya
kudos100 - Member
I do find it odd that STW has so many people who don't ride mtb though.
20 years ago, we were bimbling about on bridleways, and fire-roads, and we called it mountainbiking.
but things have changed, apparently 'mountainbiking' now looks something like this:
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most people don't have ride-from-home access to anything like that, their local trails still look like this:
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(if they're lucky)
why bother with the mountain bike? - that's perfect cx* territory that is.
(*i did my first cx race a few months ago, it was WAAAY more technical than my first mtb race 22 years ago)
I'm a cyclist, I ride bikes on & off road. I don't look down on either type
at the moment i have a f/s AM bike (Giant Reign X2) and a commuter (Saracen Studio 74)
the commuter is officially classed as an urban bike but as it uses an mtb frame and drivetrain in addition to the 700c wheels...i'd say its more of a hybrid.
due to a lack of storage space and a not very impressed wife, i've shelved my plans to increase the collection...but eventually i'd like to add the following:
dh bike
xc f/s
ht trailbike
fatbike
we need a bigger house first...
I'd like to buy a cx and a road bike
Does that count?
Road bike - check
MTB - check
Cross Bike - check (more or less)
And theyre all great fun - check
=win
MTBs fine, road bikes also fine, but what was/is primarily a race niche bike and now become a "road bike for mtb ers too tubby for a real road bike" - please naff off to the cx forum, it's your special place, where you can be special with each other 😛
road bike for mtb ers too tubby for a real road bike
I know I've put on a bit of weight - have topped out at 65kg this morning 😥
But my CX bike is a race bike, with Dugast tubs and everything.... it'll probably be at Battle on the Beach as well 😯
...But my CX bike is a race bike...
That was my point, they [i]are[/i] (or should be) race bikes, not curly bar hybrids for portly well heeled chaps
why bother with the mountain bike? - that's perfect cx* territory that is.
That's hard tail, rigid singlespeed, hybrid, touring or commute bike territory.
CX is designed to race round a field with obstacles you climb over in full lycra carrying the ultra light bike. Not a pootle out on your local trails, bridleways, tow paths, farm tracks, etc.
Still don't see the attraction of a road bike off of tarmac even if it has slightly bigger tyres.
(Triban 3) I really can't get used to it, especially the useless brakes
the brakes on those truly are appaling. i upgraded the GFs to some secondhand entry level tektros. Night & day.
why bother with the mountain bike? - that's perfect cx* territory that is.(*i did my first cx race a few months ago, it was WAAAY more technical than my first mtb race 22 years ago)
There is a special place in hell for people who ride CX.
All the worst bits of MTB and road riding combined 😆
I've got a geared 29er, SS 29er, SS city bike and a CX/gravel/road bike - which is by far the most ridden of all my bikes. With the right tyres it's perfect for stringing together on-and-offroad adventures from my front door. If I feel like more of an MTB blast then I get the 29er out but I've not driven somewhere to ride my bike in the UK for many years.
poe's law again?
some people do (seem to) get het up about the CX monicker being appropriated
is it a roadie thing, like hating triathletes?
no ive got a commuter, but its a hardtail with slicks that i take on gentle off road rides with the kids and sometimes longer stuff with some knobblies on
Got the range covered I think:
Full sus - with big tyres and dropper post for Lakeland epics - to me this is my main bike and the last one I would sell!
Hardtail - for a giggle, tours and a winter mud
CX - most ridden bike as great for riding from the door and commuting
Road bike - hummmm...gets a few outings a year (normally from my parents where the mtb is rubbish), but not worth getting rid of as not worth a lot and I enjoy the hour spins on sunny evenings/trying to get some fitness back.
Having the luxury of having the choice is great, but I'd always consider myself a mountain biker. The CX and road bike just mix things up/keep me fit(ish).
No. I have an elderly Brompton for commuting.
4 full on MTBs (1 FS & 3 HTs).
1 not quite MTB for commuting - MTB frame, rigid, slicks and singlespeed.
No road, CX, gravel or whatever bikes here...
1 mtb, 1 adventure road/gravel/(marketing bullocks) bike.
Never been keen on pure road bikes, but I like to use the gravel bike for a bit of distance training using roads and light trails.
Have to say, it's given me a new enthusiasm for riding.
1 mtb SS
1 mtb Geared
1 cx / tourer
1 road bike
Thinking of getting rid of the mtbs as hardly ride them anymore! , and buying another crosser or roadie
I recently sold my MTB and winter road bike and now just have a very nice CX (Giant TCX SLR with hydraulics) and an even nicer road bike (Enigma Ethos with Dura Ace and Ultegra spec)….I figured that I had too many bikes and didn't ride the nicer ones enough so went with just the two very nice ones and hope to spend more time on those rather than the "hacks" I always reached for because it was too wet, too muddy, etc….