Thread: mountain bike not for me
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Old 03-07-10 | 09:07 PM
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Bikes: '06 Surly Pugsley, '14 Surly Straggler, '88 Kuwahara Xtracycle, '10 Motobecane Outcast 29er, '?? Surly Cross Check (wife's), '00 Trek 4500 (wife's), '12 Windsor Oxford 3-speed (dogs')

Originally Posted by MerckxMad
I'm with the OP. Commuting on an MTB sucks eggs. The weight, the knobbies, the upright position, the flat bars...feh. If that's all you got, then god bless. Me, I'd take a road bike with square wooden wheels to commute over any MTB for a commute on pavement.
Did you know that you can change tires on all mountain bikes? And bars, too? Amazing, but true!

And as for weight issues, I guess I'm just not a weenie, 'cause it doesn't bug me in the least.
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