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Old 01-14-13 | 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by david58
Hmmm...thinking about it more, I am going to hold off on the purchase. Need a bit better bike, I think. But I still would appreciate your opinions on MTB v skinny tire for commute.
Realistically, a mountain bike with mountain bike tires is only going to be marginally slower on pavement. My definition of 'marginally' may differ from others but I only notice a 1 to 3 mph average difference...on pavement.

But why buy a mountain bike and then consign it to doing pavement duty? I commute by bike all year around and about 1/2 the trips are made by mountain bike. On those trips that I make by mountain bike, I try to find places where the mountain bike is in it's element. Riding off-road...even on flat trails...breaks up the monotony of the commute. Bicycling should be about the journey as much as the destination.
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