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Road Biking - Anyone ?

I went a few weeks ago. It's an awesome place and I highly recommend it! It was $20 for the 2 hour intro to track riding. The bikes are all new right now and very nice. If I recall, you only need a helmet and no loose clothing. They have pedals for clips or running shoes. It doesn't make you a hipster because the place is the best $20 you will spend in a long time. There were kids going around and when they thought no one was looking they were screaming out loud at how much fun they were having.
Roasted said:
I know this makes me a hipster but anyone looking forward to the velodrome in milton opening? I'm thinking about getting a fixie and trying my legs at sprinting. Could be a fun winter hobie. I know nothing about bicycles though and I'm 6'1 so no idea what I need. Maybe they will offer rentals so I can try to see if I like it.
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N3WMAN said:
Riding on the same roads as the retarded populous of the GTA? No thanks. I'll stick to the woods.
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This^ Ontario roads are not bicycle friendly nor built for bicycles, unfortunately. I rode 4 solid seasons with GCBT in the mid '90's. As much as people go on about enjoying the environment on a motorcycle, a bicycle is even better. If you're near a rail trail, using that is the best.
 
I'm right by the etobicoke creek trail, so I can explore.
 
frekeyguy said:
I'm right by the etobicoke creek trail, so I can explore.
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Ya I live by it as well. On the south end there's a small trail that runs from Mary Curtis Park (South of Evans) up to Queensway which was entertaining for me. I'm looking for more wood trails in the new year as I want to try out some more trails.

As for road biking, I've stopped doing it since I got the bike as that took over most of my hobbies. But I want to get back into it come spring. I just use an cheapo bike from CT for my riding as it's not competitive in any way but enjoyable for sure. Plus the bike ride to work should be good exercise (Lakeshore / Islington to Weston).
 
mimico_polak said:
Plus the bike ride to work should be good exercise (Lakeshore / Islington to Weston).
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It is. Never under estimate the daily benefits of getting the juices flowing. I was fortunate to be within cycling distance of work some years ago. You show up at work just rarin' to go. And after work the ride home re-invigourates you. ymmv
 
I have both Roadie and MTB.
I almost never ride the roadie- too dangerous sharing asphalt with texting drivers....especially with the huge closing speeds between cycles and cars. At least in the woods it's just trees and rocks trying to kill me-not cars and trucks.
I find the roadie better for training my body, but boring compared to singletrack trail riding my MTB
 
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SLaP said:
Have you thought of a hybrid bike. You can ride dirt, gravel and pavement. It's like the dual-sport of bicycles!
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kinda have one now, picked it up mostly for trail riding, but its too small framed for road biking.

think im going to pick up a used road bike from a forum member and try it out.
 
omnivore said:
I have both Roadie and MTB.
I almost never ride the roadie- too dangerous sharing asphalt with texting drivers....especially with the huge closing speeds between cycles and cars. At least in the woods it's just trees and rocks trying to kill me-not cars and trucks.
I find the roadie better for training my body, but boring compared to singletrack trail riding my MTB
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This, ride a heavy dual suspension mtn all week then on sunday break out the roadie and you just about levitate the thing when you step on it makes you feel like...God lol
 
I find road and mountain to be entirely different sports. They really are nothing alike.

Asking someone if they prefer road over mountain is like asking something if they prefer pizza or blackjack.
 
caboose56 said:
I find road and mountain to be entirely different sports. They really are nothing alike.

Asking someone if they prefer road over mountain is like asking something if they prefer pizza or blackjack.
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trail riding is fun, terrain changes so frequently. there are places you want to aim to get to, up and down.

road biking is predictable surfaces. you are just trying to get from point a TO B, BUT SPEEEED
 
caboose56 said:
I find road and mountain to be entirely different sports. They really are nothing alike.

Asking someone if they prefer road over mountain is like asking something if they prefer pizza or blackjack.
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I agree and I don't. I can compare both and could easily tell you that if it wasn't for the ****** drivers here road is better all day long. Both have their merits and are definitely different but nothing is more rewarding than your first sub 4 hour 100 km ride or race win etc. I guess if you're just in it for exercise those things don't matter but after racing both I'd say road all day.


There's always cyclocross bikes. You wouldn't want to try thrashing some single track trail with one but it can be ridden on dirt roads or paths with no problem at all. Still road like but geared a lot easier and with disc brakes.
 
Roomie said:
I agree and I don't. I can compare both and could easily tell you that if it wasn't for the ****** drivers here road is better all day long. Both have their merits and are definitely different but nothing is more rewarding than your first sub 4 hour 100 km ride or race win etc. I guess if you're just in it for exercise those things don't matter but after racing both I'd say road all day.
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I agree, you just can't dig on a MTB like you can on the road. Even better is riding from point A to point B. I ride my bike up to the cottage.
Now that I'm Stouffville it's 'only' about 90km...when I lived in Mississauga it was a good 6 hr ride.
One of the things I love about Stouffville is that it only takes me a couple of KM to get out of the traffic and onto country roads that either go up or down...not a lot of flat around here :D


Roomie said:
There's always cyclocross bikes. You wouldn't want to try thrashing some single track trail with one but it can be ridden on dirt roads or paths with no problem at all. Still road like but geared a lot easier and with disc brakes.
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Cyclocross is very popular in Belgium. All the top pro's raced it in the winter.
 
I82l8 said:
I agree, you just can't dig on a MTB like you can on the road. Even better is riding from point A to point B. I ride my bike up to the cottage.
Now that I'm Stouffville it's 'only' about 90km...when I lived in Mississauga it was a good 6 hr ride.
One of the things I love about Stouffville is that it only takes me a couple of KM to get out of the traffic and onto country roads that either go up or down...not a lot of flat around here :D




Cyclocross is very popular in Belgium. All the top pro's raced it in the winter.
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is it just me ? or does Stouffville have a lot of road bikers there ?!
 
Roomie said:
I agree and I don't. I can compare both and could easily tell you that if it wasn't for the ****** drivers here road is better all day long. Both have their merits and are definitely different but nothing is more rewarding than your first sub 4 hour 100 km ride or race win etc. I guess if you're just in it for exercise those things don't matter but after racing both I'd say road all day.
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I'm fortunate to live on the edge of London and I can be pedaling down some nice country roads half a km from my house.

I find the mental challenge of mountain biking (fast) more stimulating than a road ride. Carrying speed through technical sections and picking the best line plays a big role in how fast you go on a mountain bike. On a road bike it's primarily about focus and discipline, monitoring HR and power output over a longer period. Drills on a road bike are about varying intensity intervals, peak and fade, pyramid training, etc. Drills that increase your anaerobic threshold so you can maintain that output for whatever duration you are looking for. Fitness certainly plays a role in how fast you can ride a mountain bike but technical ability is just as important.

30km/hr on single track feels a lot faster than 50km/hr on the road. I do like road riding but in the summer if I ride 4-5 days a week only one of those rides is on the road.
 
Yeah I've gotten to be that way myself over the last year or two. I do admit I love places like albion hills and the rush of hauling through the trees as fast as you can. Road was so different when I lived out west. There was nothing like a ride into the mountains and back 2 or 3 times a week. A lot of my friends there downhill race which is definitely not for me and part of why I stuck to road and tt's for so long. That and it was a way to cross train.
 
I82l8 said:
Yeah, tons of them on the roads around here...but most of them come up from the city.
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They come up here too and 90% of them are why the rest of us get honked at flipped off or driven too close to by farmer bill in his little penis 4x4. I mainly thank the brampton cycling club members who feel entitled to ride our roads 4 wide. That's a lot of why I don't ride road as much here as I used to.
 
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