Mountain Bike Vs Road Bike Efficiency

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Mountain bike vs road bike efficiency. Flat with a wide range of gears posture. Typically that s only a change of 2 3 mph. My son s pushing the mountain bike version. Gravel or dirt bike paths and off road or unpaved terrain.

But it s also much wider say 3x wider than a road bike tire which will shorten the contact length for a given pressure. The road bike was running standard road bike tires at about 80psi. Some people call it a racing bike. The pressure on a mountain bike tire is typically in the 30 s of psi let s say 1 4 of the pressure in a road bike tire.

Mountain bikes are created for off road cycling in non paved rough environments. Wide and thick for stability handlebars. It s not ideal and you ll work pretty hard but it is possible. An interesting post though a lad at work wants to do ridelondon on a mountain bike i ve been pushing him down the road bike route for ease.

My local bike shop thinks a road shoe and pedal is best vs. One interesting thing to note is that a lot of the speed difference in the test seemed to come in the first 10 yards along the test track as the bikes accelerated up to speed. Another reason to think about mountain biking over road biking is that there won t be any cars. Mountain bikes may be more expensive and are designed for more abuse than many cyclists deliver.

Mountain biking became a sport in 1970s and has since then diversified into cross country riding became an olympic sport in 1996. I think he finished just after midnight the following weekend. On my reasonably flat commute i average around 16 mph on my road bike but your average speed is dependent on many different factors. Based on the speed test i found the road bike rolled on average about 11 faster than the mountain bike.

Commuters or recreational and family cyclists may be more comfortable on a hybrid bike. Mountain bikes offer an upright riding position for better visibility and have flat handlebars for superior steering control. One can now have 18 or more speeds road bikes are made for speed with narrow tires for. Apparently his road bike had broken the day before and he was doing a 100miler on his mountain bike instead.

For off road use and over rugged terrain a mountain bike is the best choice. Less popular as difficult to film and televise and is the only mountain biking event at the summer olympics. Mountain bikes typically are heavier and have an aggressive frame geometry that keeps riders leaning toward the handlebars.