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If my bike has no shocks on the front tires should I not go Mountain Biking with it
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Holland     Reply with quote
My bike has no front shocks, it is a road bike. Should l not go off road biking on trails and stuff with it even if l put offroad tires on it?
Dragon     Reply with quote

it depends on the terrain that you are biking on and if you are actually biking on a mountain and it is very bumpy l wouldnt
Cat     Reply with quote
If you put off-road tires on it and decide to go mountain biking on it then you will just have a much rougher ride on your hands/arms compared to someone who rides a bike with shocks on the front.
Blake     Reply with quote
You can go off road without shocks on the front. If you want to ride trails like the rail trails or a smooth dirt path you will be fine even with street tires if they are 26 inch ones.
Coach     Reply with quote
no
Kim     Reply with quote
Rougher terrain requires a stronger bike. That said, if all your doing is riding on fairly smooth trails without major rocks and roots, why not? In the early days, many an old Schwinn Varsity was used. Just make sure that your frame can handle the larger tires. Road bikes are notorious for having very little space and being able to use only a small range of tires.
Lostyo     Reply with quote
No, just no. unless u like the taste of your teeth scatterd all over the groud
Bobyer     Reply with quote
l ride my cyclocross bike on some rough mountain trails, & it has no shocks & has road wheels (given, they r cyclocross wheels, which is a little stronger). Although l enjoy the easier smooth trails, u can handle the rougher areas by keeping ur butt off the seats & use ur legs/arms as suspension. If u have top mount brakes then keep ur hands near them on the descents.

If you're riding a true road bike, the brakes may not have enough clearance for anything bigger than 25cm wide, so u just have to stick to smooth trails to avoid too much shock to ur frame & from pinch flats.
Kickshaw     Reply with quote
Been there, done that. l did my first off-road duathlon (back in 1996) on my son is no-suspension mtb. l got off the bike after half an hour of that feeling like I'd been mugged, and went on to puke my guts out during much of the second run. Managed a second place, but learned my lesson.

l bought him a suspension fork, and myself a bike with front suspension.
Lemon     Reply with quote
a road bike is for the road only,it does not matter if you put mountain tires on it,if it is a cyclocross bike then it is fine,but if it is a road bike u will probaly void ur warrenty or crack the frame if it is carbon
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