Honestly How many Ride Road when they cant dh

caputo1989 · Oct 1, 2005

I ride XC when I cant DH

chicodude · Oct 1, 2005

I ride road for fun in the winter.........Road decents are WAY scarier (sp?) The DHin' desents

Transcend · Oct 1, 2005

Road is fun with the right group of people.

ChrisRobin · Oct 1, 2005

If I had my second bike here I'd be riding. There's almost no DH here but the regular MTB trails are amazing.

oly · Oct 1, 2005

I'd say I DH when im not Trail riding.... AKA... XC without the spandex.

Could never get a feel for the road bike... maybe cuz it was an el cheapo and I also dislike riding in traffic. .....

MisterMental · Oct 1, 2005

i ride street when all else fails

zahgurim · Oct 1, 2005

I used to ride a roady quite often. Was great for building up endurance.

Not lately because I didn't bring it with me over the ocean, but it's waiting for me when I get back home. Right now I'm building a light XC up, I'll prolly just throw slicks onto it for some tarmac training.

b stevens · Oct 1, 2005

I try to ride two or three times a week of road and once a week of xc, theres no dh riding in michigan so thats all we can do.

mantispf2000 · Oct 1, 2005

'Cuz living around Lake Tahoe, I have the best of most worlds. The trails are amazing, and the road riding is never ending. If any of you know the passes around here (Kingsbury, Spooner, Ebbetts, Monitor), then you know the fun the "downhill" side of them can be after the huffing and puffing of riding up. Granted, I'll do anywhere from 15 miles when visiting Alaina, to 65+ on the longer days. Haven't done the lap around Tahoe, yet. That's going to happen soon.

Kntr · Oct 1, 2005

In the winter I ride my FLY on the road to stay in shape.

I really need to get a XC or road bike. Ive been looking at the Kona DEW. Its kind of in between.

Anyone ride a Kona DEW?

BigMike · Oct 1, 2005

I ride My Surly Cross Check...... somtimes on the road, sometimes in the dirt.

Where do you live? are you talking about Newport News VA?

blt2ride · Oct 1, 2005

Transcend said:
Road is fun with the right group of people.

Bingo! That's the key right there. If you go out with some hardcore roadies, it probably won't be too much fun. While I don't have a road bike, I take my DJ bike out on some really long road rides when I can't get out to the dirt. I actually spent most of my time jumping curb cuts and walking the bike uphill, but it's fun nonetheless...

OGRipper · Oct 1, 2005

I do lots of road riding, I have a regular road bike and a fixed gear. It's not just for when I "can't" DH.

intensified · Oct 1, 2005

I like getting on the road, just go out the door, no drive to the trail...
No tire res. from knobies

dogwonder · Oct 1, 2005

I trail ride when not DHing...or I should say I DH when I'm not trail riding. Still trying to find some DH guys to hang with, mostly flying solo and trail riding is more fun solo than DHing solo.

Tharkun · Oct 1, 2005

I like highway riding on my mountain bike. I rode 90 km with a friend once, we were both on mountain bikes, I had a Trek Session. Baggy shorts, baggy shirt, no helmet or anything like that - I don't embrace the "road" image. I wanted to do a 150 km trip but that never happened.

I especially like highway riding at night, wouldn't want anything but a mountain bike for that. I'll never own a road bike, I think my Session is fine for road.

Colombian DHer · Oct 1, 2005

Sure, everyone should do it to get better at DH... i know the lycra thing is scary but everyone should ride on the road!

sayndesyn · Oct 2, 2005

I rode 180 miles in 3 days across Maine. That was pretty damn tiring.. I also rode XC from Vail to Leadville in 5 days. Talk about lactic acid. Now I just goof around riding street, but I plan on getting back into it.

Threepointtwo · Oct 2, 2005

I do one road ride a few times a year on my XC bike. It's about 30 miles with some good up and down in it. I usually throw some slicks on it and go for it. I got this bright idea that if I did the sale rid eon a road bike, it would be faster and easier so I borrowed on and gave it a shot. I rode the new bike a couple of times to get used to it, then did that same ride. I was slower! I couldn't believe it but I was 8 minutes slower on the same ride I had done many times before. I really felt like I was fighting the bike the whole way and could not get comfortable. Bottom line for me is that I will go back to my XC bike and slicks for any road riding I do. It makes sense to ride the bike that has the riding position you race in (or at least close to it).

DHCorky · Oct 2, 2005

When I am not on the DH bike, I take out my cross bike. I thought descending on a road bike was scary, it is even more scary on a cross bike descending service roads. Every ride on the cross bike it is great to just get out and explore the roads around me.

The legs also feel so much better when you finish a long day of DH with a slow spin on the road. Their are so many benifits to getting out on the road. As someone said earlier if you are racing DH you really should get out on the road. As for the lycra yes it does look bad, but their are performance/comfort advantages.

ChrisRobin · Oct 2, 2005

You guys talking about non-DH riding makes me want to have my second bike here with me.

I know when I have the disposable income, I figure one DH bike, one all-mountain bike, one road bike would do it. Of course, it'll have to be a Trek OCLV bike.

Kntr · Oct 2, 2005

For about $399 you can buy the Kona Dew.
http://www.konaworld.com/shopping_cart/FrontEnd/Products/product_detail.aspx?productid=78&parentid=182

Dew Deluxe $599
http://www.konaworld.com/shopping_cart/FrontEnd/Products/product_detail.aspx?productid=79&parentid=182

The Kona Smoke for $349 looks alright for the real snowy days plus it woul be a little heavy and keep you use to the drag of a DH bike.

http://www.konaworld.com/shopping_cart/FrontEnd/Products/product_detail.aspx?productid=85&parentid=182

I think Ill problably get the Dew. They had them on close out last year for $299. I should have bought one.

Dirtjumper999 · Oct 2, 2005

i try to ride everything, dh, road, mx, xc, bmx, i find that if you spend some time on just one for like a month and switch off you'll become better in your favorite discipline. example: riding bmx for a while greatly helped with my dh manuevering

JRogers · Oct 2, 2005

I road ride every now and then. I have a cyclocross bike, so I just toss road tires on that and go out. I prefer XC or DH, so I usually will do either of those before I ride road...but sometimes, I just ride on the road before exhausting other possibilities. It's just so different from other types of riding. Oh, and I definitely agree that descending on road is much scarier than DH. You're going a lot faster, the speed is much more apparent and you usually have the time and excess mental energy to be thinking bad thoughts (as in, "man, going down right now would really hurt). In DH, I never think like that because I get so focused on riding.

LukeD · Oct 2, 2005

i'm actually looking to buy a road bike. I ride DH twice a week, trail ride a few times a week, ride street whenever i feel like it at nite usually...it would be cool just to have a road bike and get out to ride along the coast or something around here...where there is actually good road riding. i love DH and trail riding but i'm just a fan of riding bikes period.

AusRottenVirus · Oct 2, 2005

I ride road way more than i DH. I'm usually on the road bike 2-3 times per week for training. Spandex, shaven legs and all. I also ride a lot of XC in the winter for training. Riding on ice and snow really teaches you how to drift a DH rig. I've also been riding a lot of BMX on my 20 inch. If you have never ridden a 20 you need to. Even coasting feels twice as fast as on a MTB. I figure the more time on the bike the better training you will recieve so i do nearly 75% of my winter training on the bike. The rest is done in the weight room.

Pegboy · Oct 2, 2005

I have a road bike that I use fairly often. It is alot easier to jump on the road than organize DH shuttles. Actually, I think I'll go right now... see ya.

black noise · Oct 2, 2005

I like road riding. I haven't done a serious road ride lately, but often I'll just take my fixie for a spin on some roads. There are a few nice flatter ones where you can pace cars and go fast. Road riding is easier than DHing, all I need to do is grab the bike and a helmet.

Honestly How many Ride Road when they cant dh

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