Originally Posted by
Industrial
I still fail to see the point of using a mtb to commute if it's primarily on roads and you're not on a budget. But hey, that's just my opinion and you know what they say about opinions.

i've used both a lot... my commute roads are bad enough, i'm just more comfortable on the mtb. plus I can go up & down curbs with ease, and wack unanticipated stuff on the road without incident.
back in Cali the situation was the reverse, and i went everywhere on the road bike.
to each their own