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[Closed] Velothon Wales on an old mountain bike?

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 copa
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I was thinking about doing this as it's only over the road but just looking at last year's event and it's all road bikes. Is it a bad idea to try this on an early 90's rigid?


 
Posted : 13/03/2016 9:03 pm
 scud
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You could it on MTB but there are cut offs for time getting round, so you'd need to be able to keep about 12-13mph i think.

Funny course, really quite flat apart from Tumble and other big hill, i don't think i saw anyone else on MTB though.


 
Posted : 13/03/2016 9:20 pm
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Last year it want passed my house about 9miles in, I saw people on bromptons and mtbs, no idea how far those people got though. No short course this year so I doubt those people will be doing it again.


 
Posted : 13/03/2016 10:01 pm
 copa
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Hmm. Presumably its just much more of a slog on a mountain bike because of weight and body postion? I've never ridden a road bike so not sure how diffrent it is.


 
Posted : 14/03/2016 11:53 am

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