though I got back into cycling through Mountain biking, my father had been a keen road cyclist and I rode a road bike in my youth when MTB were starting to appear, and he had taken me to the kelloggs tour etc, so there was always a love of road cycling there.
In the ten year haze of drinking and partying, I kind of forgot about it.
I moved to stafford for my first job and thought it would be an idea to save money by buying a mtb to get to work and i could also ride over the chase.
Which i happily did, then the mtb fascination kicked in, met great friends, great rides, etc.
Fast forward a few years, and i was once again in the position of being handily placed to cycle commute to work, so i got a vintage, cheapish, steel bike and did that, that is the moment i realised what i had been missing.
I find it more convenient just to get on the bike and go ride on road, much less hassle, doesn’t cost anything etc etc.
My mtb wheel has been in the shop almost 4 weeks, it is most likely done by now, but i’m in no rush because really my passion is now road cycling.
I’ve mountain biked once this year! :?
but i’m doing an old Marin up for the missus which may kind of be rideable for me also so that may well reignite the off road in me.