Originally Posted by
10 Wheels
It will be slower than a road bike, The disc brakes are an over kill.
Disc brakes are not must, V-brakes should be enough (and can save some weight too
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Originally Posted by
Altamont
not sure if your asking if it will keep up with MTBs or road bikes. as far as replacing your MTB with it, depends on how steep you ride. the low gear on the Trek is 34/32. an MTB is going to have the third chainring for steeps. if the riders were of equal ability, road bike faster. but that is a big "if". personally, I like the prospect of disc brakes on a drop bar bike. lots of steep hills here, lots of rain in the non-summer months. even though I ride a Giant Defy Advanced, when they perfect discs for road bikes I will be there for one.
Don't want to replace MTB, but add second bike with no shocks, lighter and faster. And if I go on road rides, how well will I be able to keep up with road bikes?
Originally Posted by
Psimet2001
Gearing on a cross bike is typically much smaller - making keeping up in some crowds a hard thing to do. That said there are plenty of good riders around here that have no problem hanging year round on a cross bike in road groups. Obviously just slap some road tires on.
Are there cross bikes with road gearing? In other words, if I slap road tires on a cross bike, can it go as fast as road bike (or very close)?