That's because MTB'ing is a social event, the road is "proper" cycling 🙂

Some people don't get road biking. I find it's normally the same people who whine about going uphill i.e. the unfit ones 😉

Road biking is all about fitness IMO. You don't plan your routes around the best decents but the biggest nastiest climbs in the area.

Plan your routes to take in something interesting. I started road biking I'd always try and put in a section along the sea front or Cheddar gorge was always a good section.

I find riding on my own very relaxing. Gives me time to think or just let my mind wander. Riding in a group is good, especially the climbs and sprints where there's a bit of competition. A bit of team work is nice as well, first time your in a group working together where you can sit in the middle of a bunch and freewheel at 30mph+ is ace. Hurts like hell when you hit the front though.

I saw them just after xmas at the Rise Reunion … seems so long ago now!

I actually find road cycling more fun than mtb, riding in a small group is the most fun,if your not feeling too fast you can sit up and have a chat, if your feeling good you can try and mash each other sprinting for signs and the like. Solo's not as good, but I find I just zone out afer a while unless doing intervals which makes the ride go super fast. And to think a couple years ago my only bike was a DH bike and I would neaver intentionally ride up a hill!

Iain

Ton, how many miles did you do in 4 hours.

Road biking is meant be done "hard", its not a gentle ride around the countryside (not saying you did that)

I am a roadie at heart that does mountain biking as an additional fitness source.

Roadies rule dude !!

Proper riding!! 😀

Thats why it was boring, the equivalant of me saying MTB is boring and when asked why , i say i went for a pootle round the blue route ……. 😀

is that Robbie savage in the first picture?????

He's doing alright.

No I don't like road riding, I **** love it!!!! (in the dry) 8)

For a mtber perhaps !!

Seriously 12mph average, !! 😯 🙂

Ok Ton, now there i agree with you, MTBers are generally a more freindly bunch, i have found that with the roadie crew unless you have all the kit, they wont acknowledge you, and if you look like a commueter forget it.

On the other hand, the speeds at which they pass each other is much faster than the general exchange that happens when mtbers converge at the top/bottom of a fire road climb!

I really like road riding. Having good roads really helps though.
Quiet, scenic and undualting roads. Keeps the mind busy.

😯

Woah! woah! big boy – Do not ride in team kit, it is the biggest noobie give away !

If you think they blanked you today, put team kit on and they will ride the other way !! 😀

"i am thinking about getting a team top and matching helmet.
what team is 'in' at the mo…..? "

you want the white one with red dots.

I actually prefer road riding solo but prefer company mtb'ing.

Road riding made fun.

Find some huge massive dirty great hills. Ride up them really quickly (admittedly, if you don't like climbing then perhaps road riding is not for you). Smile big at the top because you're such an ace climber.

Then ride down the other side at 50mph+, smile big at the bottom, repeat.

To enjy road riding you generally need to be fairly quick and fast and have massive big descending balls, perhaps this is where you fail.

Tony,

Did I see you riding towards Garforth from the M1 j47 roundabout lunchtimeish?

ton, if you fancy a run out give me a shout.

Tony mate whats with the training regime? Seem to remember a bloke on here saying "just ride yer bike man" when I enquired about a training regime for the Keilder 😀

Good trolling btw…