Sure, you have to re-set your brain when you move from one to the other. On a road bike, we all tend to stay pretty much in the same position but, as you know, you have to get pretty mobile on the mtb. Very minute shifts in body weight make stuff happen on a road bike where you have to make BIG shifts sometimes on a mtb. Then, you get back on a road bike and the whole thing feels high, squirrely, and fast! But your bike handling skills are so much better for the mtb time and your cardio better for the road bike time. I love 'em both!
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09-28-2005, 09:47 AM #1
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09-28-2005, 10:13 AM #2
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I definitely agree with you on that! I was surprised by my cardio conditioning from my road bike. I did much better than expected but def need to work on the handling skills more. I did notice that my fork was a little too squishy so maybe that contributed to it a tad also.
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09-28-2005, 06:52 PM #3
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When I get on the mountain bike after a couple weeks off, I find myself a little less confident. I am more tentative on the loose turns and drop-offs. It takes me a good two hour ride to feel back in sync with the mountain bike. Then when I switch back to the road bike, I feel really stretched out, and it takes a little while to get used to that! However, I've only been a bi-bicyclist for about a year. Maybe over the years things even out?
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