Big Nick
Senior Member
16.6mphWhat was the average speed?
16.6mphWhat was the average speed?
I'd be pretty positive. Did you see the Cycle Show recently where the presenter did downhill on a full suss MTB and then they gave the instructor a skinny tyred road bike to beat him on?Are you sure of that Hipster? He might be an excellent pro' road cyclist but aren't they only used to the tools of their trade? Him on a knobbly tyred mountain bike would be like a champion jockey on a shire horse maybe?
I'd be pretty positive. Did you see the Cycle Show recently where the presenter did downhill on a full suss MTB and then they gave the instructor a skinny tyred road bike to beat him on?
Find hills much more pleasant on the road bike. On the roadie I like the leverage of the hoods, the legs simply feel as though they have more as a result of the 'hammer' grip. Perhaps due to positioning, perhaps psychological.
I had a Boardman hybrid on which I managed similar average speeds to my road bike, probably because I loathed it and couldn't wait to get off it!