Are Mountain Bikers Faster Than Roadies?

Ever wondered if the time you make up on the descents would be enough to give you enough head start on the climb back up to the top? Or are you a climbing god who's merely average at descending. It's always a fun challenge to think about - and if you could get two riders of similar talents, you could put it to the test Luckly, when you're Madison Cycles, you can do it for real. There's no worries about whether your downhiller is downhilly enough and your climber is good enough on the ups when they're both frickin' British National Champions at their disciplines... And so, on a glorious blue sky day, Madison pitched Downhill MTB British Champ and Madison Saracen rider Matt Walker against Connor Swift, the current British Road Champion and Madison Genesis rider in a head to head to find out who is the best all-round racing cyclist in the country. The plan was simple - both riders would get near-on identical bikes to race on and would take part in each other's discipline. First a downhill run at Cwmcarn, with the winner's time being given as a handicap to the other rider when the competition hit the tarmac. Read the full story here...