Quote Originally Posted by MightyMitre
As a TT/road club, we managed to sent 2 teams to a 24 mtb race this year. Admittedly, everyone did feel a bit 'roadie' to start with, with shaved legs and regular lycra shorts, instead of mbt baggy style ones, but everyone there was so welcoming and supportive and we didn't come across any kind of slim tyre/fat tyre snobbery at all.
My 24-hours of adrenalin team had 4 mountain bikers and 1 roadie. He had shaved legs and everything!! He wasn't the best at the technical sections, but, DAMN... he could climb! Very, very strong climber!!! He was more than welcome on our team!

Oh, and we all wore lycra.