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<blockquote data-quote="U31" data-source="post: 820619" data-attributes="member: 8996"><p>Yeah and no, Neeecs...</p><p></p><p>you can jump on and pedal just about anything, but there are different bikes that excel at a certain thing and are seriously compromised at other things.</p><p></p><p>Road bikes like the drop handle racers you see are light fast and efficient with tyres pumped up to 90psi for as little drag as possible. you can pedal these on smooth roads for 100 mile a day in reasonable fitness. You Could also take them off road on hardpack dirt, but your fillings will come out, your arms legs and chest will ache from all the small impacts and steering corrections , you'll get puntures and ill reckon youd be fucked well before 30 miles. Keep it up and the bikes frame will fail.</p><p></p><p>A mountainbike is built tougher, so heavier. They get grippier big volume tyres to soak up bumps. These run as low as 20psi, the lower the pressure, the more drag they give but more grip in mud. And also its your first line of shock absorbers, a tyre at 20 psi hitting a bump will deform, a tyre at 90 psi will burst or send you flying!</p><p></p><p>Some have suspension front and rear, more comfort over bumps but this is taking its energy from somewhere... and that somewhere is your legs!</p><p>You could ride one of these in reasonable shape 60 miles a day. </p><p>They lose efficiency over the racer but make up for this with increased strength and comfort off road.</p><p></p><p>Then you get to the special purpose stuff like im on up there . Its built from girders, the wheels are massive and heavy. the tyres are even wider to soak up impact. the geometry is slack so the wheels act like castors and keep it stable at high speed.</p><p></p><p>All this means its fantastic coming down a boulder strewn mountain at 40 mph but pedalling it up the slightest uphill incline is inviting heart attack. Youd be lucky to get it 20 mile commuting down a flat road. </p><p>They are designed to be pushed driven or helicoptered to the top of a trail. I'm as tired after 8 mile downhill on that as i am after 30 miles cross country on a normal bike, but the adrenaline rush is a tad more!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="U31, post: 820619, member: 8996"] Yeah and no, Neeecs... you can jump on and pedal just about anything, but there are different bikes that excel at a certain thing and are seriously compromised at other things. Road bikes like the drop handle racers you see are light fast and efficient with tyres pumped up to 90psi for as little drag as possible. you can pedal these on smooth roads for 100 mile a day in reasonable fitness. You Could also take them off road on hardpack dirt, but your fillings will come out, your arms legs and chest will ache from all the small impacts and steering corrections , you'll get puntures and ill reckon youd be fucked well before 30 miles. Keep it up and the bikes frame will fail. A mountainbike is built tougher, so heavier. They get grippier big volume tyres to soak up bumps. These run as low as 20psi, the lower the pressure, the more drag they give but more grip in mud. And also its your first line of shock absorbers, a tyre at 20 psi hitting a bump will deform, a tyre at 90 psi will burst or send you flying! Some have suspension front and rear, more comfort over bumps but this is taking its energy from somewhere... and that somewhere is your legs! You could ride one of these in reasonable shape 60 miles a day. They lose efficiency over the racer but make up for this with increased strength and comfort off road. Then you get to the special purpose stuff like im on up there . Its built from girders, the wheels are massive and heavy. the tyres are even wider to soak up impact. the geometry is slack so the wheels act like castors and keep it stable at high speed. All this means its fantastic coming down a boulder strewn mountain at 40 mph but pedalling it up the slightest uphill incline is inviting heart attack. Youd be lucky to get it 20 mile commuting down a flat road. They are designed to be pushed driven or helicoptered to the top of a trail. I'm as tired after 8 mile downhill on that as i am after 30 miles cross country on a normal bike, but the adrenaline rush is a tad more! [/QUOTE]
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