Originally Posted by
Phatman
while zumba was kind of rude about it, I agree with him.
road bikes are better for riding on the road. theres nothing that says you need to have your bars 10'' below your seat like a pro. If you can afford a road bike, I highly recommend it. It will be about 10 pounds lighter than your enduro, have more hand positions for comfort and will be sooooo much more efficient.
Heck, you might even start wearing spandex and shaving your legs!
Sure, road bikes are better for road. But who's to say that this fellow didn't spend all of his money on his new Enduro SL and can't afford a new bike? Maybe he just loves his bike, but only hits the dirt once in a great while and would like slix for the rest of the time.
It seems as if people ask for help with something and 95% of the time they get suggestions that are waaay outside of what the OP was even inquiring about.
He was asking about tires...something that costs $50 or so. He gets a freakin' suggestion to buy a whole new bike.