When I started on here 18 years ago, it seemed that MTB was pretty exclusive, and there was little contact between MTB and Road. Then we seemed to drift in the Road direction and stopped calling it ‘the dark side’. Then gravel became a thing. But now I feel like I am seeing more MTB-exclusive posts again.

It’s probably all my imagination, but just for fun, tell us what sort of riding you mostly do.

A) Road
B) MTB
C) Gravel (drop bars, but predominantly off-road)
D) Pretty equal mix
E) Other (tandem; beach cruiser; commuter; something else)
F) Don’t actually ride

Not that I have ridden much at all since the beginning of lockdown, but for me it’s:

mostly A with a little C.

B

More road than off these days.

Sometimes build a MTB up with drops if that counts as gravel.

Is there a running option?

B & C

B

Although more road recently to get to the trails due to riding from home.

C, a little bit of B and E commuting which is more often than c And b but less miles.

B and C

B

B

Exclusively B.

75% B
20% A
5% C

A and a little bit of C (flat bar)

Just B

Tragically, I do far more mileage on Zwift, but spend way more time on B with a bit of C.

100% B, but with about 18 months of F.

I’ll get back on it. Honestly.

B & C *outdoors anyway

Prefer Fell Running if I’m honest

B, C, A.

Not so much of A since I moved to Aviemore as there is less choice of roads.

B with some Zwift

B, with a bit of C for commuting.

B plus BMX

Post Covid, mostly A (time and distance) followed by C followed by B

Pre Covid, D (commuting), the A, C, B and D (was getting my track accreditation organised)

B

I keep suggesting getting a tandem MTB for the Mrs and I but apparently I’m not to be trusted

A & C, knackered wrists prevent B so my MTB has been converted to a monster cross, but to be honest I was always more interested in cross country mtb anyway not big drops and jumps.

A & C pretty much equally, but have adapted my B to stand in for some C this year when the going gets rougher

This time of year it’s 100% A on my B, when the tracks dry out it will be 50/50 A & B

B.
What I’d like to know is are gravel riders coming mainly from roadies wanting to ride dirt or dirt riders wanting to go fast?

Just B (but the dark side is tempting)

A, mostly
With a smattering of B, which increases dramatically once the dust appears

1.B
2.A on an mtb, I wasn’t sure if the transport medium was relevant.

C but hoping to add B once my frozen shoulder repairs

B.

Mostly B, bit of C, lots of T (trail running)

A and B.
More A due to shoulder injury making B too uncomfortable.

Far too much A, with poor B locally but looking forward to mixing more C in when it drys out..

B 95%
C/A 5% (If I ride on the road I will always involve some off road bits)

A & C due to a lack of bike for B. (Hopefully that will be rectified in April).

All B 🍻

B. As little A as possible now.

I like to think A to D depending on mood, weather and inclination but the lockdown, lots of work and domestic tasks reality is closer to F since October/early November.

TBH I’d say I ride mostly A) then C) and B) is really a distant 3rd i.e. I’m more of a roadie/gravelist than MTBer these days…

Mainly due to convenience, accessibility and riding buddy’s…

I only really bother with the MTB in nicer, dryer weather I’m far happier to slog through mud and destroy the Gravel bike.

I’ve a winter and summer road bike now, one with guards one without which says it all really [hangs head in shame]…

Oh and a fixed bike as a pub/shops/aspirational hipster Dad bike…