Originally Posted by phantomcow2

Thats what steered me away from road cycling. If i am downtown and want to jump over a curb or take a little shortcut over a patch of grass or anything of the like. I wouldnt want to do that with a roadie. If i put on my Tom slicks my bike is down to 21 or 22lbs. Not as light as some of these roadies but still enough to go quite fast