Not disputing the fact that road/racing bikes are superbly efficient, great sporting bikes and the fastest bikes out there, with many racer riders being supreme pure endurance athletes, for me it's always been MTB preference by miles.
I grew up with BMX, so MTB seems like a natural progression, I even remember when BMX were also sometimes called ET bikes (from the movie) right at the very start of the craze in the UK in the early 80s.
MTB always seemed like a easy fit from going from a BMX, and it's just my single opinion but the clothing style of BMX and MTB is a lot cooler than racer/road gear. This is controversial and I mean no offence, but I live near a ton of racer rider routes and I've never seen a single rider of either gender (though mostly blokes) in tight lycra racer gear that didn't look like some degree of a total and utter plum.
This goes from a yellow jersey wearer on the Tour De France to amateur park riders in lycra, all looking completely ridiculous, IMO of course. The baggy MTB shorts style is a lot nicer for others to look at and a lot more practical when you get off your bike, you can just blend in. I honestly think the lycra racer rider look causes road rage because it annoys a lot of drivers as well.
Also supreme professional racer athletes are usually universally very skinny and even somewhat frail looking, I think MTB riding is better for building muscle and putting on some muscle weight by dragging a heavier bike around.
I grew up with BMX, so MTB seems like a natural progression, I even remember when BMX were also sometimes called ET bikes (from the movie) right at the very start of the craze in the UK in the early 80s.
MTB always seemed like a easy fit from going from a BMX, and it's just my single opinion but the clothing style of BMX and MTB is a lot cooler than racer/road gear. This is controversial and I mean no offence, but I live near a ton of racer rider routes and I've never seen a single rider of either gender (though mostly blokes) in tight lycra racer gear that didn't look like some degree of a total and utter plum.
This goes from a yellow jersey wearer on the Tour De France to amateur park riders in lycra, all looking completely ridiculous, IMO of course. The baggy MTB shorts style is a lot nicer for others to look at and a lot more practical when you get off your bike, you can just blend in. I honestly think the lycra racer rider look causes road rage because it annoys a lot of drivers as well.
Also supreme professional racer athletes are usually universally very skinny and even somewhat frail looking, I think MTB riding is better for building muscle and putting on some muscle weight by dragging a heavier bike around.
