[Stiles87]

Right now for me it is 0 to 1. I'm in the shopping process of my first road bike.

I'm never going to forget the dirt, it's just the convenience of a road bike is too appealing.

 

[bitflogger]

Road biking is a method for me to get from point A to B where much of mine is pulling a Burley or on our city bike but I do road bike rides for fitness.

Dirt riding is a method to build smiles and it's limited by rain and juggling family, owning a business and time spent trail building.

 

[Punishment71]

For me its a 0:1 ratio. Too many crazy drivers out there.

 

[Pabs]

I ride road 150 miles a week on my daily commute, so that throws it off.

On weekend rides, throughout the year, the ratio is probably 1:1 road/mountain.

 

[Jim Z in VT]

0:1, unless you count the couple of miles I occasionally ride on pavement to get to a trail.

Jim

 

[markf]

with all the trails in 100miles underwater, my ratio is 1:0. for the year it's probably like 50:1. been a rough year so far for riding offroad, plus i commute so that skews things a bit.

 

[RickC5]

Probably about 1:3, as I still enjoy a road ride about once a week.

 

[sgltrak]

Miles, hours, or rides?

I am first and foremost a mountain biker, but find myself on the road bike for a change of pace, when the trails are muddy, or when I need to get some miles in. I probably get four or five mtb rides for every road ride, but the road rides are always for more miles.

 

[merijn101]

1:3:2 as in road:mountain:barcruizer... Barcruizer is a must in NL. Wether that is road or offroad depends on the direction (to or from the bar:thumbsup: ).

 

[Stiles87]

1:3:2 as in road:mountain:barcruizer... Barcruizer is a must in NL. Wether that is road or offroad depends on the direction (to or from the bar:thumbsup: ).

lol. Is that entirely legal?

 

[Eric Hoefer]

No its not legal, but I'd still prefer a drunk guy riding a bike as opposed to one in a car.

For me I would say for about every 25 mountain bike rides I take I will have one road ride in there. I like how I can cover so much ground on the road bike and that there are many more roads than trails but like a previous poster said I dont like being at the whim of someone who's talking on a cell phone, fiddling with the radio knob, while trying to get around me with another car coming in the opposite lane.

 

[merijn101]

Well, officialy you can be arrested for "public drunkeness" (English translation is hard to give). But the coppers don't give you a hard time as long as you are not herassing people. They'll fine you for not having lights on your bike at night, and for not having an ID on you (that's one sinds a couple of years in NL). But as long as you don't barf on their suits, they're good about the drinking....

I had many long epic rides on my barcruizer. Most memorable is the one where my buddy was riding on the backrack and my bother on the bars. The 3 of us ended up being coverd in bruizes, leaves and branches by the time we made it home ut:.

 

[dabioman]

It has been 4:1 lately. I spend most of my exercise time on the road bike as it is quicker and easier to get out on. Our good trails are 40 minutes away and in that time I can be at our local road hill doing repeats. (the old racer in me keeps coming back.)

 

[bobdole]

I road biked my FS rig the other day. It was somewhat painful...

But it started with a fun ride on an old railroad grade for about 20 or so miles, the FS allowed me to haul on it, was hitting around 25-30 in the flats. (gps at least, mileage may vary with that info)

 

[UrgentUnguent]

When not flodded out, 3:1 not counting errands. I have to drive about 40 min to trails, so a lot of times I just hit the local paved paths.

I've been taking my brand new 29er FS out with road tires. Not too painfull, a little loss to pedal-bob but I'm not exactly out to compete with the roadies Nobody has mocked me yet...yet

 

[SnowMongoose]

usually about 5-1 Mountain to road (I don't count commuting with the roady as a ride)
I figure thats about right, considering my bike ratio is 3-1 Mtn vs road...
though the ratio is looking like it will change in favor of the road, between gas prices, and my getting involved a little with the local college race team.
shaved legs in the future? Maybe, we'll see. Lord knows I look good in lycra.
(no, seriously)

 

[JeffSkisMontana]

Well err...

no road bike as of right now and for the past 6 years...so 100% mountain bike. Have been considering a touring bike or cross bike though... just love the woods and no cars.

 

[crash_test_dummy]

About 1:10 road to mtb. I ride the roadie for the endurance it offers, but really can't get right with the roads and drivers here in Atlanta. I'll ride the gaps in N. GA and some of the area centuries ... but that's about it. Dirt rules! :yesnod:

 

[driftwood]

these days i'm averaging three road rides for each dirt ride as it is just a lot more convienent to ride out my door. i probably put in the same amount of time on each though.

 

[rushtrack]

I am on the road bike ~200 miles (~10hours) a week and on the mountain bike for ~4 hours or whenever I get the chance. I would rather be riding off road but work doesn't agree...

I would like to bump up my time on a bike to 20 hours a week sometime this summer (hopefully that would be an expansion of the mountain bike side of things)