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From: atb@ncsu.UUCP (Andrew T Brown)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Re: Are mountain bikes good on the road?
Message-ID: <2657@ncsu.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 27-Jul-84 10:44:07 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul 27 10:44:07 1984
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	YES!  I have been riding a ROSS Mt. Hood all
	terrain bike back and forth to school for about
	4 months now, and I think it's the best thing
	to happen to bicycles since the rubber tire.
	Although admitedly my bike is bottom of the line,
	the loss of efficiency is not that great.  On
	my trek to good ole NC State I have to cross 6
	railroad tracks.  In the old days I'd almost
	stop to cross them, but now I just fly over them.
	It's great.  I remember reading in Bicycling
	magazine that mountain bikes were about %10 slower.
	I forget how they got their figures.  They have
	had a couple of really good articles on Mountain
	bikes over the last year.  I recomend reading them
	if you are interested in buying a bike.
	   My bike only weighs 33 lbs (arg!); however, more
	expensive bikes weigh on the order of 27 lbs.  My
	roomate has a Fuji (something or another) and to
	be honest I can barely tell the difference in 
	handling and feel (Hell, to save $200 I'd nearly
	walk).
	   You can also use your bikes off road too! (now
	there's a novel idea).  I have taken several all
	day trips on cross country ski trails in Virginia.

	Remember, the difference between riding on trails and
	riding on the road is the same as hiking on trails
	versus hiking on the road.  I prefer woods and
	trails and all of that good stuff.

        Damn, didn't mean to write this much.

	decvax!mcnc!atb@ncsu