{"id":34307,"date":"2016-10-23T16:09:05","date_gmt":"2016-10-23T21:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=34307"},"modified":"2016-10-23T16:09:05","modified_gmt":"2016-10-23T21:09:05","slug":"big-differences-riding-a-mtb-vs-road-bike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/10\/23\/big-differences-riding-a-mtb-vs-road-bike\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Differences Riding a MTB vs. Road Bike"},"content":{"rendered":"

I don’t ride my Motobecane 700HT MTB very often (9 times this year) and I notice a big difference between riding my MTB and my road bike. The first thing is the big weight difference. My legs get a workout getting up to speed and staying there. Sometimes I wonder if MTB miles ought to count twice my road bike miles because the MTB weighs about 2 times as much (MTB 32 pounds, Stradalli 18 pounds). Next is the gearing. Pedaling at 100 RPM on the MTB in the largest gear I can turn puts me at 15 mph versus the road bike’s 20+ mph. Today I was spinning like crazy and not going very fast in the lower gears. The Kingwood Trails are mostly flat but there are inclines and pedaling up them I bog down quickly. But the view is different and the ride does not take as much time as a road trip. Today’s bike ride was 15.55 miles<\/strong> long, riding time 1:24:54.<\/p>\n

Another difference is my aversion to mud. A MTB seeks mud and I avoid it whenever possible. So far I kept the mud at bay but there are times when it wins. I don’t like to clean a mud covered bike.<\/p>\n

Weather conditions warmed up from yesterday. The weather conditions at the end of the ride.<\/p>\n

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As you can see the forecast for the next 10 days is very consistent; clear and in the mid 80’s. I plan on taking advantage of the weather.<\/p>\n

With today’s ride October mileage increased to 638 and YTD I am at 6,570 miles. Riding 4 days this week I managed 125 miles.<\/p>\n

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