Originally Posted by
seypat
Sarcastic, of course. The person I quoted, however appears to be talking down to the other person because of the weight of a road bike. Yet his MTB is heavier and is probably a blast to ride. So what? Ride what you want to ride.
In fairness, there have been a number of threads lately populated by relentlessly obstinate posters, who are either outliers *cough*'bent*cough*, or totally clueless *cough*moist*cough* and convinced that Everybody Else Is Doing It Wrong, that it's getting hard to separate the wheat from the chaff.
Fair play, then; Carry on.
Ironically, my (favorite) road bike is actually heavier than my MTB, not only that, it's the one that's got a rider weight limit: My old SoftRide Nor'wester. Between the 4130 frame, and the beam and hardware, it's a little on the hefty side; however, she's as fast at mile 105 as it is a mile 5, and climbs like a sonofagun, once you learn how it likes to be ridden. Fantastic piece of kit.
