Bravado from Roadies.

[Bodhbh]

I got trashed on a hill climb by a roadie whilst riding my behemoth of a bike. I still felt a surge of satisfaction though as I knew I was going off road at the top.

I did a dastardly thing the other day killing myself overtaking a roadie then bolting off the first bridlepath that came up. It is nice to go off-road at random.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

I like it. Poor roadie must have been feeling so confused and disheartened

I did a dastardly thing the other day killing myself overtaking a roadie then bolting off the first bridlepath that came up. It is nice to go off-road at random.

 

[fossyant]

What's all this about roadie bashing......

Just cos they are on a road bike doesn't mean they are fit does it.

 

[Chris James]

(I can't remember being overtaken by an MTB except once when riding my Brompton and once up Winnats but I had already done 60 miles and he started at the bottom!)

I only ever recall being overtaken my MTBers once. I was at the end of my run, a couple of miles or so from home and I was knackered. I saw these two MTBers at a junction waiting to join the main road I was on.

I said ‘alright’ to them and headed on my way (they ignored me). After about half a mile, on a slight hill they overtook me. I got the impression they had chased me down, as once they got past me they proceeded to take their foot off the gas.

Rather embarrassingly the road then began to level out then slope downhill and, despite them continuing to pedal and me freewheeling, I kept having to brake to avoid going into the back of them.

I didn’t want to overtake them again as I thought it would end up in a race and I was knackered, but likewise they were now going woefully slowly. Fortunately they turned off (the way I was going to go) and I decided to go the long way home – about 4 miles instead of the 2 of the direct way.

Incredibly as I approached the last hill into my village, there they were 200 yards ahead of me! I rather childishly tried to chase them down just before I got to my road and almost did it but they had slightly too much head start.

MTBs are seriously slow. I went for a ride with my brother in law. He was on his top end MTB with wheels that alone cost half the price of my entire bike. He is also a very fit lad. I left him for dead. In fact as soon as I put any effort in at all I had to turn round to see where he was as he was that far back. At the half way mark of the route we swapped bikes. He went off like the proverbial off a shovel and the roles were reversed. MTBs are much slower than road bikes.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

On the road I agree 110%. The beauty of a MTB however is that you can take it anywhere. I have never passed a Roadie bar one very old gent who looked like he was out for a shake down ride. Maybe the OP thinks MTB stands for Motorised Turbo Bike.

MTBs are seriously slow. I went for a ride with my brother in law. He was on his top end MTB with wheels that alone cost half the price of my entire bike. He is also a very fit lad. I left him for dead. In fact as soon as I put any effort in at all I had to turn round to see where he was as he was that far back. At the half way mark of the route we swapped bikes. He went off like the proverbial off a shovel and the roles were reversed. MTBs are much slower than road bikes.

 

[Wigsie]

I always had MTB's and never even sat on a road bike till about 6 months ago. But I love it to bits and have never met anyone on the road yet that i could describe (after the fleeting time you do meet people) as a cock.

Thats not to say they dont exist but my friend used to ride a S Works Spesh MTB and was pretty good... but he ws a cock... like the speeds on roads it is down to the rider, its the same with most sports/activities you get real snobbery/cock ish attitudes on the Golf Course, Shooting clubs, surfing, skiing, diving you always get that fratternity of nob heads that do believe they are a league above. Once OP gets into it and becomes a roadie no doubt he will realise that 90% of other roadies are cracking bunch of people.

 

[3-IN-One]

Once OP gets into it and becomes a roadie no doubt he will realise that 90% of other roadies are cracking bunch of people.

Wise words I have taken on Board

 

[mickeydrippin60]

well this has been an interesting read. But i have to dissagree strongly with the op i generally go for a 60-100mile bike ride of a week end and i will say hello to EVERY cyclist i see on my way round i would say about 90% of roadies let on but a mere 40% of mtb'ers on a good day if ime lucky. but if you want you are welcome to come for a ride with me if you think you can average 18mph just drop me a pm

 

[Hont]

Where does this Road v MTB come from? We're all cyclists. The more of us the better surely, if only so when we get in a car we think about cyclists more.

I started out on an MTB and said hello to everyone - quite a few roadies were snobby and ignored me. Now I'm on a road bike far fewer do. I'm the same guy I was before.

 

[bonj2]

... MTBs are much slower than road bikes.

on the road, yes. Not on a trail.

 

[RedBike]

The best of all has to be MTB vs Cyclo-x.

There is something very satisfying about flying past a MTBer off-road on what many percieve as a road bike.

- Sadly I can rarely get to pas other MTBers when I'm on a MTB. I certainly don't stand a chance of passing them on a cyclo-x bike unless it's a fire-road uphill.

 

[youngoldbloke]

on the road, yes. Not on a trail.

- exactly - that's what they are for, that's what knobblies are for. If you want to ride an MTB on the road get slicks.

(and to paraphrase fossyant: "Just cos I am on a road bike doesn't mean I am fit does it. )

 

[3-IN-One]

You are right, just the OP acting a bit of an idiot.

My apologies Mr Perfect

 

[Crackle]

What is that Avatar Bonj. Are you Canute trying to hold back the flood of mudguards?

 

[bonj2]

What is that Avatar Bonj. Are you Canute trying to hold back the flood of mudguards?

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