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Could I by a mountain bike and put road wheels on it so that I could use it on trails and the street? |
I want to get into the sport of cycling but I don't know very much about it. I want to be able to ride in trails and rugged terrain but I think that I might also want to get into some long distance riding on paved roads. Is it possible to buy a mountain bike and just put hard road wheels on it if I want to do street riding? As a broke college student I don't have a whole lot of money to spend. Any suggestions.... Mountain bike tires filled up all the way don't have that much resistance. And if you take time to regrease and adjust your bearings just right so they spin freely, but not sloppily, it doesn't take barely anything to pedal. I have a little 20inch bmx bike that I have mountain bike tires and a suspension fork, and I can ride that thing off road, or on the bike path all day. Sure, slicks or even street tires are going to have less rolling resistance, but at the same time you have to worry more about getting flats or wiping out. For me, being able to ride over broken glass and junk 20 miles from home without getting flat, or in the rain and gravel without losing traction is worth it. Otherwise, go to Goodwill or eBay and find a second set of rims to put your mountain bike tires on. These will end up taking some abuse, so don't splurge and spend any more than necessary to get some halfway decent wheels. They will get knocked around and need readjusting. You can get tires that work well on both street and off road. Best bet is to get a hybrid. It can great on paved roads as well as trails and some off-road.... You can buy a standard mountain bike, and then buy some tires for the road. There are some tires that work fine for road and are like 20 bucks each. I don't know how that affects to your budget. But you could use the standard tires for off road and when you have a long distance road trip, you can replace the tires. You don't even have to buy different wheels. Semi-slicks or even slicks on your mtb rims would do it. You'll still have a bit of a weight/rolling resistance/aerodynamic/gearing disadvantage vs. a road bike, but it'll get the job done as long as you're not racing or trying to hang with the roadies on the Tuesday night ride. I put a slick on the rear of one of my mtb's for use on a trainer in the winter. $10 at performancebike.com when they have a sale. i put road wheels on my mountain bike an had to put road brakes on it to macth up with thedifferent size rims. this will cost you some money if you don't have a bunch of crap linging around to switch stuff around to do this to a bike I am afraid that you can not put road bike wheels on a mountain bike. You best bet is to buy a mountain bike with a lock out fork and put what are called slicks on it. this way you and ride over the rough terrain with the knobby tires and the suspension active and then put slicks on and lock out your fork for the long distance road rides |
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