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Do Mountain bike miles = Road bike miles?

 
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davet

May 20, 03 10:27

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Do Mountain bike miles = Road bike miles? Can't Post
Hi,

I'm going to be away from my road bike for 8 weeks or so but will have access to a mountain bike for that period. What tips do people have for getting the best training on the mountain bike during that time? The additional challenge is that most of the time I will be riding it in a city and not offroad.



Cheers,

dt.


Prairieboy

May 20, 03 11:09

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Re: Do Mountain bike miles = Road bike miles? [davet] [In reply to] Can't Post
The terrain is probably a more significant variable than is the different geometry of the bike. During the winter I try to get a combination of gravel road rides and singletrack trail rides in - so that I can maintain some of the fitness - plus it is a whole lot of fun.

Riding trails up and down does two things. First it can be the equivalent of interval training, riding up and down those hills, secondly it can help you to round out your pedaling stoke by building the muscles that get lazy on the up stoke of a road bike. Gravel will give you that sustained riding at high cadence... similar to the road.


(This post was edited by M.S.kansan on May 20, 03 19:32)


Stewart

May 20, 03 11:27

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Re: Do Mountain bike miles = Road bike miles? [davet] [In reply to] Can't Post
I love riding my mountain bike on the road. Might want to get some street tires. I have heard that the top triathlete in my area trains almost exclusively on his mountain bike. Make some fun of it even in the city. Parking tower intervals aka concrete switchbacks (my favorite). Also do some spining in the granny gears you can really get some high rpms.