Hi there - i want to keep things brief but can go into more detail below: Is riding a hardtail on road / tarmac - a good experience for someone who doesn’t have much handling confidence? context: I had a road bike for 3 years -but then badish crash - kind of scared me been on TR inside on a kic…

Another MTB exclusive rider here. I use it for every kind of ride trail/gravel/road on Vittoria Mezcals. Now that I think about it, the magic is in the wide wheels and tires. You’ll be looking for bad pavement either way because you fly over that stuff compared to a curly bar bike. If you’re not too…

I’m gonna just say no. A hardtail with road tires is just a flat bar road bike that might have a suspension fork. There is really very little difference today. The frame will probably be heavier too. I find my gravel bike is much friendlier than my HT on roads. Most HTs are 1x setups. This works gr…

[image] Wayne: The Mezcals are my favorite tire I’ve been using Mezcals for over 2 years and love them on and off road.

Out of interest - those of you riding a HT on roads: what gearing are you using … i am still v torn between a gravel and HT ATM - the HT i’ve found is is 30 upfront and 11-50 in back — but think i would need to go up to 34/36/38 … wondering what those of you using HT on roads are running? thank yo…

I’m running a 34F and 11-42 rear. The big downside (IMHO) is that with the small front chainring the gearing gaps are relatively larger. I’m often between gears and have to choose between increased effort to lift my cadence, or maintain a lower speed and effort and my preferred cadence. I’m in the …

I own a Scott Spark full suspension MTB and a Scott Addict RC20. I commute year round and prefer to use the MTB for commuting, the speed lost on the road is pretty insignificant considering you’re not racing anyone. If I want to go for really long distance rides on the road, I’ll take the roadie. Bu…

[image] sandilandscycles: looking for watts not mph I have logged thousands of kilometers with my mountain bike on the road. If all you are after are watts, this is a good solution. But you should keep a few things in mind: it is definitely less fun, because you are using the wrong tool for t…

A 30t chainring with 11-50 isn’t the right gearing for the road, or even gravel, in my opinion. If using 1x, you’d want something like a 36 or 38 chainring, but not all frames can take that. Alternatively, a double chainring is a good option for a MTB that’s also ridden on the road a lot, but again …

I think this is a great post. It also kind of leads back to one of my earlier suggestions, a hybrid flat-bar bike. The specs and overall level of these is usually lower and doesn’t go as high as you see in hardtails or gravel bikes, but it’s possible one of these might work. The highest spec Trek…

Riding a Hardtail on Roads

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SoonerNate April 27, 2021, 12:20am 24

32 chain ring, 10-50 eagle.

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