As a devoted roadie who ventures off road on an MTB, I can say that the hardest part is riding with the bike and not on the bike. In other words, it is hard to not freak out when you start to slide because sliding on a road bike is usually NOT a good thing It is about confidence, obviously.

I'm exactly one week away from neck surgery, so I'll probably be on my MTB more in the next few months. Everytime I come back from riding my MTB I ask myself why I'm not doing this more often. It's so darn fun!!!