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Post by g.b.b on Aug 10, 2006 8:43:05 GMT 8
to all roadiesshare your PROS using MTB & ROAD BIKE to all mtb bikers share your PROS using ROAD BIKE & MTB lemme start/ im an MTB biker PROS using roadbike: - fast/ easy to accelerate - good training for endurance - easy to clean when dirty - not too much mechanical parts to adjust (ex. shocks, discbrakes, fork) - easy to keep when not in use PROS using MTB: - fun in trails - can hop, run over, or jump to crooked road - no pollution in trails - have much mechanical parts to adjust, for me it's fun. - hard to clean when dirty, again for me it's fun - not having lower back pain on long trips (considering my roadbike & MTB geometry fits my height) - can do wheelie - can bunny hop - can jump - can use slick tires if you're in to road trip - can easily attrack girls.....hehehe this is what tofi told me, based on experience daw..... hi tofi
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Post by allegra on Aug 10, 2006 10:41:28 GMT 8
a roadie also told me alam nya I'm a triathlete daw kasi I was the only one there sa long ride who wasnt wearing gloves and socks, naka singlet pero naka helmet hehe Hehe, dapat mtbers vs. roadies vs. triathletes! (ignoring for the moment that there are trialsers, urbaners, BMXers, recumbents, cruisers, singlespeeders, fixed-gearers, unicycles...) MTBers - dirty, beer-swilling neanderthals Roadie - effete, sponsor-stickered, drug-dependent, euro-trash Triathlete - speedo-wearing, aero-bar gear addicts Lots of PinoyMTBiker roadies na soon........PinoyMTBiker triathlon team bwahaha ( evil laugh ) Ganda na ng flame war nyan Speaking of felix bakat outfits , if you think roadie wear is scandalous , lalo na yung pang triathlon Speedo sponsored our tri suits , when you wear it , alam ng mga tao which way the compass is pointing Ok lang , kasi the girls suits were faaantaaastic
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Post by marcs on Aug 10, 2006 10:57:49 GMT 8
pics naman!
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Post by Ben Dover on Aug 10, 2006 11:37:13 GMT 8
hmm...so thats actually a compass...thats quite a needle ah.
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Post by allegra on Aug 10, 2006 21:13:35 GMT 8
haha those guns are ready to pop imagine yourself running around town in that get up No Pics yet, sa next race siguro
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Post by byteblues on Aug 11, 2006 2:59:55 GMT 8
to all roadiesshare your PROS using MTB & ROAD BIKE to all mtb bikers share your PROS using ROAD BIKE & MTB lemme start/ im an MTB biker PROS using roadbike: - fast/ easy to accelerate - good training for endurance - easy to clean when dirty - not too much mechanical parts to adjust (ex. shocks, discbrakes, fork) - easy to keep when not in use PROS using MTB: - fun in trails - can hop, run over, or jump to crooked road - no pollution in trails - have much mechanical parts to adjust, for me it's fun. - hard to clean when dirty, again for me it's fun - not having lower back pain on long trips (considering my roadbike & MTB geometry fits my height) - can do wheelie - can bunny hop - can jump - can use slick tires if you're in to road trip - can easily attrack girls.....hehehe this is what tofi told me, based on experience daw..... hi tofi ...ryt, let's stick more with the machine ;D
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Post by ronaldarca on Aug 11, 2006 7:20:37 GMT 8
i still have to excel and be very good on both disciplines to tell.
can only judge being an MTBiker, however the "Dark Side" creeps in sometimes (Darth Marcs kasi eh!) ;D
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Post by the D. on Aug 11, 2006 11:51:01 GMT 8
Road: it's about getting there in time. MTB: it's all fun ( on the road: you can be faster than the roadies co'z of the hops you can made. it's easier to get around than a road bike. )
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Post by >rocketman> on Aug 13, 2006 0:09:23 GMT 8
road: riding in the manila, u share it with bus, cars, trucks, scooters, motorcyles, jeepneys, pedestrians, side walk vendors. pollution, it has traffic lights, dog shite land mines, floods, garbage dump stressful and dangerous hehehe
mtb/trail: grass, green talahibs, fresh mt air, cows, goats, horse and their dungs yummy taste salty hehehehe, bayawaks, mango, duhat, acacia kamias, trees etc., butterflies, dragon flies, fire flies, play in the mud, rock gardens, pure fun,
mtb is more versatile ucan use it on trails and in the asphalt/cement roads
mtb u can switch wheelset, from skinny tires then back to fat tires anytime, when uwant to ride road for x'training.
u cannot do that on a road bike.
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Post by allegra on Aug 13, 2006 8:49:07 GMT 8
Why compare road riding in manila to mountain biking in the boondocks? apples and oranges yun Try roadbiking in the provinces, long deserted stretches of road , doing 30 relaxed na relaxed, and because of the bikes position ( and super quiet ultegra , you feel like your flying Yung nga lang , when your relaxed na relaxed , that usually when you get hit by a bus
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Post by <:jun®:> on Aug 13, 2006 12:21:59 GMT 8
perhaps the most important quality of a mountain bike for me is flexibility. you can explore more areas with a mountain bike than a road bike which is limited to the roads. there's a bit of satisfaction in discovering a trail from start to finish...
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Post by dodongski on Aug 14, 2006 20:40:21 GMT 8
people who are into road bike knows that their wheels are just for asphalt and cement road. for sure they dont have an aspiration to ride it on trail unless they want it like cross country style of riding.
i agree that mtb are more versatile than road bike. But then again roadie have a world of their own. they just dont need the versatility of the mtb.
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Post by lucban on Aug 15, 2006 10:15:50 GMT 8
I do both road and mtb because its a good combination in training.Roadbike can help you to improve your pedaling power,cadence and earobic foundation by installing equipments on ur bike that will measure ur HR,VO2,power/watts etc.Its hard to do this with mtb.But, mtb help me to improve my technical skills.In short - crosstraining.Or you can try cyclocross,modified roadbike with offroad tires.
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Post by woofers on Aug 15, 2006 17:01:45 GMT 8
people who are into road bike knows that their wheels are just for asphalt and cement road. for sure they dont have an aspiration to ride it on trail unless they want it like cross country style of riding. George Hincapie eats it at Paris-Roubaix...
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Post by king on Aug 15, 2006 17:30:40 GMT 8
well, the first three are cyclocross bikes and not road bikes. most of them have different geometries, they use wider, knobbed tires, cantilever brakes and different gear ratios. paris roubaix is mostly a road race, with some cobblestone sections. a lot of riders in the us and europe race road or xc in the summer, and cyclocross in the winter. now those guys are really nuts. road, xc, cc, dh, mx, dj... it's all good.
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Post by Superbad on Aug 15, 2006 17:56:17 GMT 8
king,
why do they use cantilever brakes instead of v-brakes?
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Post by janix on Aug 15, 2006 18:02:30 GMT 8
cyclocross bikes are still considered to be in the family of road bikes right? just like TT and track bikes?
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Post by woofers on Aug 15, 2006 18:05:05 GMT 8
why do they use cantilever brakes instead of v-brakes? The brake pull ratio of STI brifters is different from that of regular MTB brake levers. Some cc riders use an adapter that changes the pull ratio and lets them use v-brakes.
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Post by dodongski on Aug 15, 2006 18:29:41 GMT 8
why do they use cantilever brakes instead of v-brakes? a portion of an article from www.peterwhitecycles.com/strangebrakes.aspMany road bikes both solo and tandem come with integrated brake & shift levers such as Shimano's STI and Campagnolo's Ergo levers. These levers have been designed to work with caliper type brakes that are used on racing bikes. Those caliper brakes require relatively little cable travel to work properly. Many mountain bikes are now equiped with V brakes. V brakes were invented to solve the problem of heel clearance on mountain bikes. Early mountain bikes used cantilever brakes that extended far to the side in order to have good power and modulation. They did a great job of helping the rider stop the bike, but on smaller frames caused problems when the rider's heel would hit the brake. Brake manufacturers tried to solve this by using "low profile" cantilevers, but they proved difficult to adjust and have reduced braking power. Then Shimano began selling the V brake. V brakes have lots of stopping power and are very narrow offering excellent heel clearance. V brakes require specially designed levers which pull more brake cable for a given lever movement than standard cantilevers. Touring bikes and many tandems are not suitable for use with caliper brakes. Modern caliper brakes are designed to be used with narrow tires on racing bikes and simply don't have the space between the brake pad and the top of the caliper for tires much larger than 700x25 or 28. Touring bikes and tandems require larger tires than this and must use cantilever brakes. (A V brake is a type of cantilever brake.) There are brake levers designed for road bike handlebars that work with low profile cantilever brakes and V brakes. If you want to use V brakes with non-V brake levers, you need to use a device to amplify the cable travel of the lever, to make it compatible with the V brake. These devices, while they do work, cause problems, particularly at the rear by interfering with rear rack mounting, and by increasing friction in the brake system. ***thx to google...
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Post by king on Aug 15, 2006 20:22:21 GMT 8
i guess they're stronger then regular road brakes (more leverage). you also get better mud clearance and you can put a bigger diameter tire. some 'cross bike now use discs that work with road levers as well. i think only avid makes a road disc though. www.sram.com/en/avid/discbrakes/ballbearingroad/ballbearingroad.phpking, why do they use cantilever brakes instead of v-brakes?
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Post by king on Aug 15, 2006 20:29:17 GMT 8
i guess they're the true hybrid they look like road bikes, but their geometry is closer to mtbs. tires are knobby but still thinner then say, a 29" mtb wheel. gearing is a little lighter as well. usually 48x34 i think. cyclocross bikes are still considered to be in the family of road bikes right? just like TT and track bikes?
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