Originally Posted by
MRT2
3,000 miles in one year on a mountain bike? In Chicago? Did you ride through the winter without a single flat? Or was the 3,000 miles mostly in the spring, summer and fall?
It was in spring, summer, and fall.
I think what I am going to do is alternate between hybrid and mountain bike. On the paths with more debris and possible road hazards I will ride the mountain bike and on the paths that tend to be more clear from road hazards and fallen debris I will ride the hybrid. After a bad storm when most likely there will be a lot of fallen branches on bike path, I will ride the mountain bike.
I also will get some equipment to replace a flat just in case. I am assuming I could buy everything I need to replace a flat from the Trek store.