Switching to a road bike?

It all depends on your particular tastes and needs. A good compromise would be something like a hybrid or a cyclocross bike. These have a little wider tires and can usually handle everything but really sloppy mud and sand. Take a look at something like the Bianchi Volpe, which is a good price and is set up like almost like a touring bike, comfortable geometry, cyclocross tires and cantilever brakes that are easy to maintain and have good stopping power. If you are living in a flat area I would suggest looking at the San Jose, it is a single speed cyclocross bike that is simply amazing, I had one when I was in college and it took anything you could throw at it, and since it was a single speed, there was virtually no maintenance and nothing could break or go wrong with it. Good luck finding a bike, remember that the most important part is that you go to a LBS (local bike shop) and ask plenty of questions and test ride a few models. Support their business too. Wal-mart won't fix your bike for you if it breaks within a week, then you will be right back into the bike shop anyways.

Have you thought about getting slicks for the mountain bike? It's not going to be as fast but it will cut down on the amount of rubber hitting the road and give you a little more speed.

I rode road bikes for a good 13 yrs before switching to mtn biking. I have both a road and mtn bike and both serve different purposes. I've also put some slicks on mtn bikes just for riding around town and prefer that over a road bike when I know I need to jump curves, take short cuts or the roads are just crappy.

The road bike will be faster but it can't do rough stuff. I'd compare mtn biking to snow shoeing and road biking to skiing. One is a lot faster. :)

Hybrids are nice but you won't be able to bomb downhill on single track. It will at least put up with more punishment than a road bike will.

My personal choice would be sticking with a mtn bike and buying some slicks for it. Cheap slicks will cost you around $22. The only bad thing about this route is that you'll need to switch out tires when you want to hit the single track. Here's a link to some slicks:

http://www.performancebike.com/bikes/Product_10052...

as the rider of a mountain bike, a bmx bike, a hybrid and a road bike, I have to say it is whatever fills your cup. I prefer the hybrid on the road and my mountain bike for when it rains and if I feel adventurous that day

you should find just a hybrid with shocks and leave it at that, you wont have to change position of riding and your safer if the road is slick or you meet a bump going downhill.

Being a past Mtn biker.. now rodie, road bikes are a lot faster. However, if it's for transportation to and from school, then consider a hybrid. Depending on the road bike you want to get, ask yourself how often you will be using it for. And if you usually carry a book bag to school then really consider the hybrid.

Your lower back will thank you.

A road bike will be much faster then your mountain bike. You don't need shocks on the road they just absorb pedaling energy.

A avenue os is far quicker and extra effective. You want the right dimension motorbike the improper dimension will also be very twitchy and tough to experience. If the motorbike is the right dimension it is going to be secure to experience. You shift the identical manner as some other motorbike. Road motorcycles are high-priced and begin at $seven hundred-$800. I might be a hybrid earlier than I might get one other mountain motorbike. You don't want shocks at the avenue.

no shocks

it will be faster - on the road

off road [even grass] a skinny tired road bike is a no-starter

DNG

do not go

cons - you may have to do new butt training

can;t go off road

new riding position may be hard to get used to

pros - faster, sleeker, more effiicient,

wle.