Road Bikes R smoother ??
11-03-09, 02:17 AM
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Road Bikes R smoother ??
I have owned road bikes and hardtail mountain bikes. The road bike seems to have a smoother and more comfortable ride. Does anyone agree?
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11-03-09, 05:23 AM
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11-03-09, 05:45 AM
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Sorry, about the grammar. I was texting from a phone.
I think that since the mountain bikes are built stronger, the frames are very stiff and same for the wheels. The road bicycle frames flex more and the road wheels are more flexible too. Hence, a softer ride.
I think that since the mountain bikes are built stronger, the frames are very stiff and same for the wheels. The road bicycle frames flex more and the road wheels are more flexible too. Hence, a softer ride.
11-03-09, 11:42 PM
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Any reason for this analysis?
11-03-09, 11:44 PM
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I would think the mountain bike is more comfortable because of geometry and bigger tires. I know tires can make a big difference. I recently put some 28s on my bike and it is definitely a much better ride than 23c.
11-04-09, 12:02 AM
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I feel a buzz from the knobby tires, but that's about it.
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11-04-09, 01:47 AM
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In retro, I can see how someone would think I am drunk on the net. I don't know which is worse: being drunk on BikeForums or starting this thread sober? 
Anyway, I used to bike centuries on a road bike. I skipped a few years of cycling. But I returned to mountain bikes. I don't remember the road bikes transfering the bumps as bad as my hardtail mountain bikes.
I also owned a nobby KHS Rigid One. That was one really stiff bike.
https://www2.hawaii.edu/~aogg/RIGID.jpg
Anyway, I used to bike centuries on a road bike. I skipped a few years of cycling. But I returned to mountain bikes. I don't remember the road bikes transfering the bumps as bad as my hardtail mountain bikes.
I also owned a nobby KHS Rigid One. That was one really stiff bike.
https://www2.hawaii.edu/~aogg/RIGID.jpg
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11-04-09, 01:57 AM
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Two points:
1: Road bikes don't need to be strong enough to land a jump, so can be built out of flimsier, flexier stuff.
2: You shouldn't pump your MTB tires up to the maximum pressure listed on the sidewall.
1: Road bikes don't need to be strong enough to land a jump, so can be built out of flimsier, flexier stuff.
2: You shouldn't pump your MTB tires up to the maximum pressure listed on the sidewall.
11-04-09, 02:49 AM
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I've been riding a Bike Friday Llama with semi thick tires. My legs feel somewhat hammered at the end of a ride.
I am thinking of buying a Ritchey Break Away folding bicycle instead. I think the ride will be smoother. Due to the points above and the bigger radius tires will make the bumps smaller.
I guess I'm trying to convince myself to spend $2000.
If I do I will let yall know how they compare.
I am thinking of buying a Ritchey Break Away folding bicycle instead. I think the ride will be smoother. Due to the points above and the bigger radius tires will make the bumps smaller.
I guess I'm trying to convince myself to spend $2000.
If I do I will let yall know how they compare.
11-04-09, 05:28 AM
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and same for the wheels. The road bicycle frames flex more and the road wheels are more flexible too. Hence, a softer ride.
11-04-09, 09:32 AM
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A mountain bike with fat slicks at low pressure is like a hybrid - very smooth, much smoother ride than a road bike. Of course, knobby tires will give an unsmooth, buzzy ride.
The trick is to ride the road bike on paved surfaces; they feel pretty smooth then.
The trick is to ride the road bike on paved surfaces; they feel pretty smooth then.
11-04-09, 09:37 AM
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11-04-09, 11:54 AM
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Smoother, maybe due to slicks of rb. But more comfortable? No way. MTB is more more comfortable. I hired an MTB during my visit to NY (ok, it was some cheap huffy type thing) but it sure was comfortable compared to my rb. fat tires, lower psi, front sus forks, why would it not be more comfortable.
Wait, is this is a trick Q?
Wait, is this is a trick Q?
11-04-09, 12:30 PM
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23 posts, joined in 2004 and this is the best you can do?
MTB's rely on fat tires for a better ride. Road bike has to do it elsewhere since it uses high pressure skinny tires.
MTB's rely on fat tires for a better ride. Road bike has to do it elsewhere since it uses high pressure skinny tires.
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11-04-09, 08:59 PM
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This is a road bike forum. If I can't convince the roadies, this must be an uphill battle.
I should just buy the Ritchey and do a pothole test.
I should just buy the Ritchey and do a pothole test.
11-05-09, 11:25 AM
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On the highway and main roads, my caad is better. Elsewhere in this sh*thole town, my $129 Target MTB that's 8 years old rode better with knobby tires. It's all relative.
Even then, I just gave that MTB away to some poor neighborhood kid by my work. I just prefer the feel of my road bike more and the F5 really only comes out on camping trips and drives to yosemite.
Even then, I just gave that MTB away to some poor neighborhood kid by my work. I just prefer the feel of my road bike more and the F5 really only comes out on camping trips and drives to yosemite.