Originally Posted by
macdonwald
Are you carrying stuff? If not, I'd probably go with the lightweight road bike. 25 miles seems like a long way on a mountain bike to me.
I agree. This may be just my experience, but I could never go much over 15 miles on my MTB without getting numb hands. I went 25 one day and my nerves were damaged. I didn't get full feeling back for a couple of weeks.