Anyone switch to MTB for winter training?
GHarv
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Although its probably been the best weekend of the summer for weather where i live thoughts are moving to winter training.
I only really took up cycling in March so here's the question...
Does anyone rack the racing bike to the turbo (For wet days etc.) and then ride a mountain bike for road training over the winter where decent weather permits?
As the MTB is heavier and has thicker tyres would this be good base training and build strength and endurance ready for switching back to the road bike for real next year?
Or is it just best to just turbo ago go all winter?
I only really took up cycling in March so here's the question...
Does anyone rack the racing bike to the turbo (For wet days etc.) and then ride a mountain bike for road training over the winter where decent weather permits?
As the MTB is heavier and has thicker tyres would this be good base training and build strength and endurance ready for switching back to the road bike for real next year?
Or is it just best to just turbo ago go all winter?
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The road bike will need to go in the turbo and i'll have to put a turbo tyre on it as its already eating my road tyre.
I haven't been able to get a spare back wheel for a really cheap price and i don't have the skills to chop and change tyres on the road bike. So hence the MTB question.
I do go out on the MTB for a bit of variety, but not on a regular basis. The MTB is great for a change,but I think it has limited value if you use it as the main-stay of your Winter cycling programme if you are, or aspire to be a serious cyclist/triathlete.
In regards to the road bike situation I still manage to get out on it in the winter, but I change my bike sessions to the morning as I dont like riding in the dark.
I am in the lucky situation that I have a room at the hospital, so I train from about 7-9 in the morning then straight to work! I also do some work on the turbo, on the same bike, but i find it only takes about 5 mins to swap the tyres over.
In one of the scenes you see Reid going out for a 4 hour ish training ride on the MTB in winter. GOing out on dry roads not trails. OK he hit snow later in the ride but he turned back. OK you only see im out once but from the looks of it he must have done this regularly. He must of been usining it for a reason on the roads?
Any guesses other than he thought it may snow?
He came third in 2006 so he didn't do too bad.
Nothing wrong with MTB and Tri, even saw one with an aero bar. Did my first tri on one and the 28/28 combo was great for climbing hills.