Mountain bikers, what kind and do you love the sport like you triathlon?
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Triguy98 posted 2 years ago.
I freakin LOVE mtbs. Its how I started riding. It's the reason I started riding hard and thinking "maybe I can do this Tri thing"
I have an older GT XCR 3" full and an no name frame hardtail I just built that weighs 21.5 lbs.
MTbing ROCKS.
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reflux posted 2 years ago.
Triguy98 wrote:
I freakin LOVE mtbs. Its how I started riding. It's the reason I started riding hard and thinking "maybe I can do this Tri thing"I have an older GT XCR 3" full and an no name frame hardtail I just built that weighs 21.5 lbs.
MTbing ROCKS.
I share the same story. I am a mountain biker by heart, but first go the tri bug after having volunteered at the Wildflower triathlon for two years.
My stable: Dean steel hardtail, and a Turner full suspension.
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Norcalnewbie posted 2 years ago.
Mountain biking is a great complement to training for triathlons.
I actually started out mountain biking then added road cycling and then running and eventually added tri...
It is great to go MTBing in between tri training. It is more kick-back but you still get get an awesome workout..
I have an Ironhorse Sinister Comp full suspension bike that is awesome on the trails..
I converted my old mountain bike (Trek Mountain Track 850) into a road bike that I use for tri training which works great..
:cool:
"Feed the Tridiction" :D
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Beldrueger posted 2 years ago.
I'm a mountain biker all the way. For me, road biking is just a nice complement to training for off-road triathlons. I haven't done a road tri yet, but I did sign up for the Chicago Triathlon. I've done road races, but they don't excite me like the prospect of racing on different mountain bike trails all over the country.
I raced mountain bikes for a year before trying my hand at Xterra (done 5 so far). Nothing pulls me outside like the promise of a nice day and hours of mountain biking.
I have a commuting schedule which puts me in Chicago M-Th, and that has meant lots of trainer time and road biking in the summer. If I had my druthers, I'd mountain bike every day and sell the road bike.
I'm the same with trail running. Between running on the same old concrete paths or hitting the trails. There is no contest. Trails win every time.
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rcortesi posted 2 years ago.
I too like mountain biking, and was doing in way before tri's.
All of my first tri's were done on moutain bike. Nothing like passing someone on a really $$$ road bike on your mountain bike.
I like the mud and stream crossings and really fast single track. Not so much a fan of the really hard technical stuff (mainly because I'm not so good at it and it slows me down).
My current ride is a Trek Fuel Ex8 which I got after my trusty trek 8k got stollen :(
I don't like the weight increse, but the FS has definately allowed be to ride things I never would have tried on the hard tail.
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nhaussietri posted 2 years ago.
I miss my mountain bike, which is about all the way around the world. I used it for everything, whether it was road or trail riding. Can't wait to ride again when I get back to the States!
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qb ant posted 2 years ago.
I'm a mtn bike fan too. Did my first couple of tris on a mtb. I prefer the trails to the road - nothing like riding after a rain! I started riding trails when I lived in Europe and bought my bike there - it's a Thompson. I don't even know if they sell them here.
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byrds posted 2 years ago.
Norcalnewbie wrote:
I converted my old mountain bike (Trek Mountain Track 850) into a road bike that I use for tri training which works great..:cool:
Got a pic or can you describe how you converted?
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Norcalnewbie posted 2 years ago.
All I did was buy a pair of street rims/tires and a thinner saddle..
Because the street rims are narrower than the MTB rims I had to readjust the brake pad/cables.
I also installed a pair of Shimano M520 SPD clipless pedals...
Next on my list is to find a pair of aerobars. I just just have the standard straight bar with bar ends and that works for now..
Other than that the bike works great for me for now. In the future when I move up the tri ladder I will look into getting a tri bike..
Hope this helps..
:D
"Feed the Tridiction" :D
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kylie posted 2 years ago.
mmm mountain biking...
I have a Specialized Epic that I totally love :)
I do adventure races on it, and hope to do an off-road tri at some point (maybe this season!)
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ggalvao posted 2 years ago.
I just did a 178km trip on my MTB and it felt good. It was my first time on trails and beach shore riding! It's a lot harder than I thought. Average speed comes down A LOT. I am also preparing for a relay cross-triathlon which will be in May 27th here. Cheer up for me, guys! :P
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deepbluex posted 2 years ago.
I commute to work on my mountain bike a few times a week. The route I take has some bad roadwork so my road bike and wheels wouldn't do well. I find riding on a mtn bike to be pretty hard. I still have bit knobby tires on it and it gives me quite a workout when I try to get it up to speed. It makes my road bike feel really fast after having ridden the mtn bike a few times.
I just bought a mountain bike. Living in Montana, I started to feel like I was missing out on some serious biking. So I bought a Giant Trance and my husband bought a Giant AC.
Does anyone else out there mountain bike? What kind of bike do you own?
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