Going back and forth between Road/Mountain can cause injury??
05-13-10, 10:18 AM
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Going back and forth between Road/Mountain can cause injury??
Last year about this time my buddy was all hardcore about getting a Road bike because his brother had just bought one and he'd taken it for a couple of spins and had got the itch. Then, a few months later, I bought a brand new MTB and he switched focus back to MTBing. However he's back on the Road kick and looking pretty regularly at new bikes. So the other day I was talking to our LBS guy and he told me that you should never switch between Road and Mountain biking or else you could cause physical damage to your body. Is this true?? Road biking a few days a week and then doing a MTB ride is going to screw you up due to different core muscle groups being utilized? I'm inclined to believe him because he is an absolute beast when it comes to biking. I know he told me he either does one or the other, since he does Road racing and Cyclecross.
05-13-10, 10:23 AM
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I'm so hardcore, I gave up walking, too. Hoverounds and segues only, when I'm off the road bike!
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I think he was yanking your chain
05-13-10, 11:34 AM
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Seriously, who comes up with nonsense like the above. You are fine. Ride both types of bike.
05-13-10, 01:29 PM
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I was thinking this was a load but I get a ton of other good info from him so I was inclined to believe it.
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[QUOTE=SteveDave;10807298]...but I get a ton of other good info from him...[QUOTE]
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05-13-10, 01:42 PM
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> Road biking a few days a week and then doing a MTB ride is going to screw you up due to
> different core muscle groups being utilized?
Isn't that actually a good thing? Weight-lifters do different lifts on different days for the express purpose of exercising different muscle groups. I would think in general that it'd be ideal to have some balance across all muscle groups.
> different core muscle groups being utilized?
Isn't that actually a good thing? Weight-lifters do different lifts on different days for the express purpose of exercising different muscle groups. I would think in general that it'd be ideal to have some balance across all muscle groups.
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Very misinformed.
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> Road biking a few days a week and then doing a MTB ride is going to screw you up due to
> different core muscle groups being utilized?
Isn't that actually a good thing? Weight-lifters do different lifts on different days for the express purpose of exercising different muscle groups. I would think in general that it'd be ideal to have some balance across all muscle groups.
> different core muscle groups being utilized?
Isn't that actually a good thing? Weight-lifters do different lifts on different days for the express purpose of exercising different muscle groups. I would think in general that it'd be ideal to have some balance across all muscle groups.
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Its highly recommended to cross train. For instance many runners also ride or swim etc.to use different muscle groups. I doubt it would even be much of a strain to ride both. I have a folder and a LHT very different bikes, and some times ill ride both on same day with no bad results. At my age(64) one is somewhat more prone to injury and i have no problems doing this..
05-13-10, 05:30 PM
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Utter bullsh*t. Many mountain bikers train also on road bikes for endurance. As stated above: it is recommended to cross train. What this guy said is simply complete nonsense. I hope he was joking, otherwise I won't set my foot in that store ever again.
05-13-10, 09:50 PM
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I do both every week. Quite the contrary to what he said, it makes me stronger at both than if I was just doing one or the other.
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I figured it was BS, but maybe I misunderstood what he meant. Possibly he was referring to technique and I took it to mean something completely different.
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you wouldnt happen to be in Syracuse, would you? There is a guy that works in one of our LBS and while he appears to be a beast & I dont doubt that he is a strong cyclist, he says a lot of stuff that just sounds like bs. More than once, I've come home and checked out a few things that he's told me only to find that he is full of ****.
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Ride both. It's good for you.
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road, MTB, and toss in a little cross country running to keep your bones strong, too.
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For the love of God, can't anybody think anymore? Switching exercises is what we used to call "cross training," and if it causes injury, it takes longer than 22 years for the damage to show up, because that's how long I've been riding mountain and road bikes pretty much interchangeably.
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The only way it will hurt you if you go between road cycling and mountain bike cycling is:
1) If one or both of the bicycles don't fit you properly.
2) If you crash.
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It's very dangerous to switch between your road and your mountain bikes...if you don't stop first
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Just don't mix beach cruisers or fixies in. That's like crossing the streams.
