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Originally Posted by Rick TYler
ADDED LATER: If you are riding on pavement, get a road bike. You'll be amazed at how much better a road bike is than a mountain or "cross" bike on the hard. Once you've ridden a few hundred miles on a road bike, pedaling a mountain bike on pavement feels just like pedaling a motorcycle.
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I hear ya, but that's the exact reason I decided since I first posted this to go for a mountain bike.
The resistance built up when riding a mountain bike on pavement is worth the bumps I may encounter with the tires.
For example, when I was in HS I only had a mountain bike with a bad back wheel (hooray for breaking my rim on stairs
) and I trained for road bike races with that horribly resistant bike..
When I finally raced on a road bike, or actually a crossover bike my friend let me borrow, I definitely saw the increase in speed because the ride was a lot smoother.
I trained on a rough bike, and raced on a smooth bike. It made all the difference I believe, and I ended up winning a few races, and placing second in some others.
I'm going to go with a mountain bike now for sure for exactly that reason.
More resistance = stronger racer.
What's that old saying, no pain no gain? lol It's something like that.