Subject: Training with road AND mountain bike? I'm training for a sprint in July- not my first but it's been awhile. I'm biking ~30-50 minutes, and 5-10 miles, and want to get to at long ride of at least 20 miles by race time. I have a question about bike training: Is riding a mountain bike similar enough biomechanically to a bike that I could substitute some training rides? We have a great path along the Erie canal but it's too gravelly for my road bike. I'd love to do some long rides on there (no annoying cars, no death-defying truck passes, no 8 lane intersections), but I'll stick with the road if it's better for my training. And if I mountain bike, should I go for the distance I would have gone on the road bike, and just plan to be out longer, or go for time and not worry about distance? Thanks! |