I mostly ride alone, but you know how it is when you get passed or see somebody in front of you. You try to keep up or gain on the ones in front LOL

Hmmmm not really sure how much more I would ride on the roads, but if I was more comfortable in the saddle on a road bike I might ride longer. So far the longest ride I have taken on on the mtb is about 54 miles. I've only had the Tassajara lil over 4 months. Before that I wore out 2 wally world bikes (nephews and mine). I really just started riding the longer distances (long for me 30-50 miles) after I got the new bike. I would like to work up to a century on the weekends but I dont know if that is really do-able on a mtb? I could go faster on my bike, i'm still not in the biggest gear (not in good enough shape for that yet LOL, but i'm working on it). Right now during the week I ride aprox 3.5 miles on sandy road and about 11.5 on pavement a day. My parents live off of the main paved road I ride on so I could park there and ride if I did get a road bike.

Do i need a road bike, probably not. Can I afford a road bike right now NOPE lol. Do I want a road bike, hmmm kinda think I do but will probably just get new tires for now.

bottom line, I have no idea what i'm doing but I sure am having fun riding

Thanks again.... Jay....