It's not. It's physics. From everything from the weight of the bike to rolling

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Jun 20, 2023
10:03:07pm

CougarTailDevourer The Dude Abides

It's not. It's physics. From everything from the weight of the bike to rolling

resistence of tires/dirt, to geometry of the bike and riding position to gearing, MTBiking is harder and you will need more kw to pedal the same grade of trail/road.

Here's a good article that breaks it down so we don't have to rely on your subjective experience:

How Much Faster Is A Road Bike Than A mountain Bike | Pedal Chile |

A road bicycle is 10 to 30% faster than a mountain bike and is 15% faster on average at the same power output on smooth, paved surfaces. Riding posture, rolling resistance, frame geometry, and weight are the main reasons for road bikes being faster with the same level of effort.

https://pedalchile.com/blog/road-vs-mtb

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100 mile update

Chasicle All-American

6/20/23 5:45pm

Nice payday. 100 mile bike ride in a day seems so easy, making the whole

Plato

6/20/23 5:50pm

I chuckle a little when people are confident or see it as ‘so easy’ if they’ve

BYU'01

6/20/23 5:55pm

especially when starting out at 355lbs. It's not the physical part that'll win him the challenge. It's the mental part.

Chasicle

6/20/23 5:56pm

The mental part for sure is the true test.

spugeddy24

6/20/23 5:59pm

355 lbs @ 5'8". Nothing easy about it.

6/20/23 6:31pm

I rode 25 miles the other day and it was no strain at all. There was a 55 year

Plato

6/20/23 5:59pm

e-bikes don’t count, dude.

m0resn0w

6/20/23 6:06pm

25 miles might take 75-90 minutes for someone in your shape. Try 5x that long.

BYU'01

6/20/23 6:09pm

I did 50 miles around Bear Lake. Has been training and riding for months. Did a couple of 25 mile rides leading up

Jimo Dashen

6/20/23 6:00pm

Probably right. Maybe I'll try the ride around Bear Lake next week.....nah

Plato

6/20/23 6:03pm

RE: Probably right. Maybe I'll try the ride around Bear Lake next week.....nah

Kelbob

6/20/23 6:16pm

It seems easy because your body has enough glycogen in its muscle stores

BYU'01

6/20/23 6:31pm

That’s actually a decent ride with very little elevation gain. Kinda cool that

m0resn0w

6/20/23 6:07pm

Cache Gran Fondo kicked my butt last year. First 50 were awesome. I was ahead

m0resn0w

6/20/23 6:13pm

I've done a 40 mile bike ride. It was no big deal. Didn't even train for it

CougarTailDevourer

6/20/23 6:46pm

I did an Ironman in my mid 20s based off the idea that I was just in great shape

bYuFB

6/20/23 6:08pm

Based on some responses in this thread, I think it’s time to organize a ‘CB

m0resn0w

6/20/23 6:52pm

There's no way I'd do that. I'd be bored out of my mind. If I'm going to be

CougarTailDevourer

6/20/23 6:59pm

Okay. You all saw it. CTD just said he could do it in 6 hours. Some people would

m0resn0w

6/20/23 7:07pm

Average time for a century ride is 6.5 hours. I've been MTBiking for 13 years.

CougarTailDevourer

6/20/23 7:22pm

You can’t say MTB is ‘way way more taxing’ than road w/o sharing variables

BYU'01

6/20/23 7:38pm

The biggest variable is the bike, imo. A light road bike with skinny and smooth

CougarTailDevourer

6/20/23 7:49pm

My sons HS mountain bike team bike weighs <20 lbs. Of course NICA is more

BYU'01

6/20/23 8:04pm

Less than 20lbs is crazy light. Sounds like a great race bike. I don't see many

CougarTailDevourer

6/20/23 8:18pm

I aspire to be like one of my mission comps who, at 54 yrs old, consistently

m0resn0w

6/20/23 9:07pm

Given your posts, I have no doubt you could do a century ride on a road bike.

m0resn0w

6/20/23 9:00pm

Hence why we ride tubeless now with pressures in the 50's to 60's vs 100+ tubes

waveslayer

6/21/23 12:36am

I haven’t made the switch to tubeless yet. I ride 90 rear/85 front based on the

m0resn0w

6/21/23 5:30am

Tubeless is awesome. The ride is so comfy

waveslayer

6/21/23 5:34am

This is nonsensical

Buckeye

6/20/23 8:37pm

It's not. It's physics. From everything from the weight of the bike to rolling

CougarTailDevourer

6/20/23 10:03pm

Like BYU'01 said above, it depends on the variables & definitions

Buckeye

6/21/23 12:36pm

Easy. Let's do it. I say we do a coast ride

waveslayer

6/20/23 8:42pm

Average time for a beginner rider to bike 100 miles is over 8 hours. Not easy.

6/20/23 6:54pm

And 8 hours in the saddle for someone unaccustomed to cycling is no joke.

m0resn0w

6/20/23 6:58pm

Is he on the Tirzepatide? That stuff works.

calvindyer

6/21/23 4:29am

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