04-15-2005, 03:46 PM
The guy who failed Hooked on Phonics Wrote:Quote:Power - I can't peddle a mountain bike (on a level surface, or uphill) to a speed at which I would be uncomfortable.Then you arent going on real mt. biking trails. Ill take you on trails that will scare the shit out of you. 6" wide singletrack downhill with rocks, roots while you crank the gears. You will reach for the brake levers before you even hit 15mph.
Reading comprehension owns you. That being said, downhill on a dirt bike is fun too. The situation you mentioned above, but with a 2-stroke screaming under the seat. A visceral experience, to say the least. Mountain bikers and dirt bikers share a similar sense of insanity.
He who missed the point Wrote:Quote:I can pop a mountain bike up on its back wheel, but I can't flip it over from a dead stop. I flipped the dirt bike the first time I got on it.what is your point? flipping has nothing to do with riding.
No, but it is an excellent illustration of power delivery, and the speed with which power can be applied with a dirt bike vs. a mountain bike.
Captain Obvious Wrote:Quote:Balance - Hard to explain, but it just *feels* vastly different to me. ...Sure, it feels different. So do Fwd and rwd cars, 100hp and 300hp cars, so do different types of tires and suspension, but you sure as shit arent starting over from scratch when you move from one to the other.
I agree.
Someone who can count to 27 Wrote:Quote:Control - Closely related to the above, controlling a dirt bike is much different. Wider turning radius, easily lost traction, having to think about shifter, clutch, throttle modulation, etc.27 gears. Which you cant shift while mashing the pedals. If you arent thinking while mt. biking, you arent riding fast enough.
Thats a lot of gears. Dirt bike riding also involves thinking. Sometimes.
Evan (for lack of a better name) Wrote:For the same reason that starting off driving a slower car on track will make you a better driver, mt. biking will make you a better motorcycle rider.
Most definitely.
So Evan, have you ever ridden a dirt bike? If so, what was your experience coming from mountain biking? (rather than just a tirade about how wicked awesome mountain biking is)
My two feet.