I really dont care how fast i'm going, I just use other riders as motavation sometimes. Its ok if im peddling a little harder than they are, better work out for me LOL I was mostly just curious if I used the same amount of physical exertion on a road bike that I do on my mtb if i would go a little faster on the road bike. Either way i'm enjoying riding and losing lots of weight and lowering my BP. (lost over 60lbs so far) So its all good I'm 35yrs old and started biking almost 2yrs ago on a cheapo from wally world LOL. Hell i've been over weight and not very active most of my adult life, just wish I would have found biking years ago..... but better late then never. I love the bike I have now and am sooooo glad I got it, because I do like to hit the trails with it sometimes (and the sandy roads on the way to the pavement).

Thanks for all the suggestions and good advice everybody. I think for now i'll get a pair of semi-slicks for the mtb and save my pennies for a road bike. I wanna be like everybody else on the forums..... own more than 1 bike LOL j/k