Bravado from Roadies.

[3-IN-One]

I,m soon to become a Roadie hopefully next year when i,ve saved up the money,At the moment I ride a MTB roughly about 50 miles every Sunday in Dorset[on the Road].

What pleases me more since I started cycling is to cycle at my pace and have a Roadie[like today] nearly up my ass yet for 7 miles cannot get near me or over take,this has happened a few times.........


ROAD V MTB you would think there would be NO contest as road bikes are for the job of roads yet a mere mtb can achieve the same.


Its all Road bike Bravado[bollocks] all because i,m on a slower bike[mtb]

 

[dodgy]

Your post doesn't make much sense to me.

HTH.

 

[3-IN-One]

Your post doesn't make much sense to me.

HTH.

Try reading it again

 

[Crackle]

It's all relative. You will go faster on a roadbike than your mtn bike once you've made the position transition.

Had my ass whipped by mtn bikes and whipped roadies on my mtn bike. It's the rider.

 

[RedBike]

Sorry, I can't understand your post either.

If you're keeping up with roadies on a MTB then you're either exceptionally quick or you're picking very slow roadies to 'race'.

 

[Pottsy]

I,m soon to become a Roadie hopefully next year when i,ve saved up the money,At the moment I ride a MTB roughly about 50 miles every Sunday in Dorset[on the Road].

What pleases me more since I started cycling is to cycle at my pace and have a Roadie[like today] nearly up my ass yet for 7 miles cannot get near me or over take,this has happened a few times.........


ROAD V MTB you would think there would be NO contest as road bikes are for the job of roads yet a mere mtb can achieve the same.


Its all Road bike Bravado[bollocks] all because i,m on a slower bike[mtb]

Doesn't make much more sense now you've changed it. What's your point?

 

[Baggy]

It sounds as if a roadie has been drafting him...so rather than wanting to overtake they've just been taking it easy in his slipstream!

I'm constantly being overtaken or dropped by mtb riders - but then I'm not exactly a roadie.

 

[3-IN-One]

Doesn't make much more sense now you've changed it. What's your point?

MY point is it does not matter what bike you ride[all mod cons] its all down to the bloke riding it

Why do you get the snobbish veiw from Road bike users to good peeps who ride a MTB????

I know you cannot Tar everybody with the same brush but the majority of roadies i,ve come into contact with are cocks.

 

[ed_o_brain]

When you are sticking with roadies whilst towing a weeks worth of groceries, in a trailer, then maybe you can afford a bit of gloating

Those roadies you are racing might be older, recovering from illness/injury or just be knackered having cranked out a fast 25 mile TT or a hilly 100 mile loop. They might just be pacing themselves.

As others have said, it's not the bike it's the rider.

 

[3-IN-One]

It sounds as if a roadie has been drafting him...so rather than wanting to overtake they've just been taking it easy in his slipstream!

No he was at least 2 mins away from me untill a ferry stop and then he still never passed when we hit the ferry.[from a standstill next to me]

 

[3-IN-One]

When you are sticking with roadies whilst towing a weeks worth of groceries, in a trailer, then maybe you can afford a bit of gloating

Those roadies you are racing might be older, recovering from illness/injury or just be knackered having cranked out a fast 25 mile TT or a hilly 100 mile loop. They might just be pacing themselves.

As others have said, it's not the bike it's the rider.

Thank you .............wise words i shall digest

 

[Baggy]

Those roadies you are racing might be older, recovering from illness/injury or just be knackered having cranked out a fast 25 mile TT or a hilly 100 mile loop. They might just be pacing themselves.

As others have said, it's not the bike it's the rider.

Indeed, and there are also a fair few "weekend warriors" who have all the kit and a great bike - doesn't mean they're great riders though, just out enjoying themselves.

 

[3-IN-One]

Indeed, and there are also a fair few "weekend warriors" who have all the kit and a great bike - doesn't mean they're great riders though, just out enjoying themselves.

I never saw it that way,my apologies to all that were offended by my post.

 

[Baggy]

No offence felt here - think there are riders out there who look down on mtb riders, and some roadies who are a bit arrogant.

It's always a bit gutting if you can't catch someone though!

 

[RedBike]

MY point is it does not matter what bike you ride[all mod cons] its all down to the bloke riding it

If you honestly belive that your MTB is in the same leauge as a high end road bike then you're in for a big shock.