Mountain Bike Vs Road Bike Training

On a mountain bike some of the power you generate is absorbed by the bike via the front and rear suspension and softer lower pressure tires.

Mountain bike vs road bike training. 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. The tires on a racing bike are narrow and run at a high pressure which reduces rolling resistance. The road bike compared to a mountain bike is a more efficient use of your energy. Mountain bike racing shoes are slightly more flexible at the toe to allow for walking but this is not an area in the shoe that affects power transmission.

I realized my training on the mountain bike had to emulate this. The road bike was running standard road bike tires at about 80psi. Some people call it a racing bike. Based on the speed test i found the road bike rolled on average about 11 faster than the mountain bike.

Best thought of as the halfway point between a road bike and a mountain bike a hybrid takes the comfy riding position of a mountain bike and pairs it with a lighter frame and fast rolling wheels. Average power for the mountain bike effort was 220 watts while on the road it was 246w. There is no real advantage ergonomically speaking between road and mountain bike pedal systems. Energy is less wasted on a road bike due to the higher pressure tires with greater traction and a rigid frame.

At a mountain bike race the gun goes off and everyone goes anaerobic within the first 500 meters and the pace stays fervent for the entire length of the race. Others call it a 10 speed hello progress. The best racing bikes weigh in at exactly 15 pounds. One can now have 18 or more speeds road bikes are made for speed with narrow tires for.