Road bikes are far comfier than mountain bikes in my opinion!

[Mr_Kipling]

I use my MTB to get to work, the shops, for leisure, to feed the ducks by the river and so on... I use it 98% on the road and I love it. It cost me £700 ($1,160) and I would not swap my Mounting bike for any road bike. Ok so on a road bike you can go faster, but speed bumps you have to back off and slow down. In the rain the skinny tyres on a road bike have less traction, especially around a corner. But at the end of the day its personal preference. When I am out for the day cycling, I nod at every other cyclist coming the opposite way, I get about 10% nods back from road bike cyclists and about 90% from mounting bikers & the odd granny out to the shops.

 

[Mr_Kipling]

Sorry for the double post, but on a road bike you can do this
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO7_Fq56g2c

 

[confusedcyclist]

Sorry for the double post, but on a road bike you can do this
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO7_Fq56g2c

I hope they coordinated that with the lorry driver...

 

[SamR]

Can't remember the last time I rode a MTB properly, but from the experiences on the road bike now,I reckon a MTB would struggle to keep up in terms of comfort over long distances.
Will report back on this in 5 days. Doing the C2C on a rigid MTB with slick tyres.

Well, after 5 days of long rides and fairly bad weather I can report that I much prefer the roadie over a MTB. Just feels so much more refined and easy for long cruises.
Saying that, the MTB performed flawlessly for around 200 miles with the only problems being a front brake hiccup and a hub bearing issue.
It just comes down to what you are used to. I'm used to riding a road bike, and the comfort that comes with it, which has swayed me in the direction of voting roadie.

 

[tyred]

Must say I have never found my old MTB uncomfortable. Sluggish and unresponsive maybe, but not uncomfortable.

 

[Gravity Aided]

I have an old trek 800, and it rides like an old roadster, not fast or nimble, but a good ride with a touristy feel to it. If I have problems with hand and wrist pain, I often consider grip change or renewal. But I prefer the touring bike for any trip over 25 miles due to discomforts provided by the upright riding position, but I've done 63 and 100 milers on hybrids without too much difficulty. But I'd prefer the touring or road bike at those distances.