onza1 Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Hey Trials bikes are no good for long distances I have found so in a dilema need a bike for goin about 5 miles everyday do I get a road bike or a DMR which will be better will a DMR be okay or will it just be hard work?, Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Which will be better for riding distance on the road? A bike made for doing skids and jumps or a road bike? Duh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockman Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 http://www.createbikes.com/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewEH1 Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 http://www.createbikes.com/ I'd rather cut my penis off... Just try and find a cheap road/hybrid off ebay/gumtree! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onza1 Posted January 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Which will be better for riding distance on the road? A bike made for doing skids and jumps or a road bike? Duh. Did I say it would be on the road!! I could either go the long road way or cut down a dirt path I was basically asking could I go the distance on a DMR or would it be too much hard work? Was also thinking about using the bike for dirt jumping aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 It would be hard work. Mind you, going down a set of trails on a road bike would be hard work too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 I was basically asking could I go the distance on a DMR or would it be too much hard work? Was also thinking about using the bike for dirt jumping aswell Personally I'd go for the DMR if you think you're likely to have some fun on it as well as commuting. Probably worth getting one with a cassette and derraileur (how the f**k do you spell that word?) though to make life easier for the commute. I used to ride 7 miles on my trials bike to get to a riding spot so doing 5 miles on a DMR (get a QR seat clamp too) won't be a problem and will most likely be much more fun (if a bit more hard work) than a road bike or gay ass luminous pink fixie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew62 Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Get the DMR. I used to ride 13 miles a day on a little 24Seven dirt frame. I just put the saddle way the hell up, got a nice cock-pit set up and some slick, but not too skinny tyres and it was fine. Not as quick as a road bike of course, but it depends on what you want it for. I had the frame and it wasn't ideal for commuting....but I had it, so I used it. If you're buying new and all you'll be riding is road, then maybe you should get a roadie, but if you're wanting to mix things up and do some trails as well, then 5 miles on the DMR with a suitable set-up is hardly going to be much of a chore. You'll have cycled it in under 15 mins, so how hard can it be? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haydon_peter Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 5 miles on the DMR with a suitable set-up is hardly going to be much of a chore. You'll have cycled it in under 15 mins, so how hard can it be?Err... 20mph average on a dirt jump bike not much of a chore? Have fun doing that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew62 Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 (edited) Well I did.......6.5/7 miles to work.....20 minutes (average) on a 14" 24Seven with DMR moto RT's and a high saddle through Central London (i.e. busy traffic) and it wasn't really much of a chore. I've never thought too much about the speed, I just based it on my experience. I'd leave work at 5.40 and be home at 6.00 and as I say that was 6.5/7 miles so thought 15 for 5 might be logical.....perhaps not. Edited January 30, 2012 by Matthew62 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Get that shit on Google maps and everyone's a weiner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew62 Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Can't be bothered to go to the effort of it, but works postcode was EC1R 5LJ and I lived at the top of Telegraph Hill, SE London - think it's about bang on 6.5 miles.... A map won't prove anything as I could make up an address, only JD has visited my old place and saw where I worked so him saying 'yup' is the best anyone will get....not that i'm quite sure why a map or proof is required. There's no element of boasting, just trying to advise the OP that a little bike might not be as awful to commute on as he might imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Yup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Who put the bug up your ass tonight? Maps will give you an idea of how far it was so you know if you were averaging such speeds. I couldn't care less for 'proof', just thought you might like to know if you were going at the pace you assumed. Guess I'll try and be wholly explicit from here on so you don't miss the point (yet) again in future (That was a joke.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 took me half an hour to do 7 miles today on the flat on my fixie. That seems really slow now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 when i was in good shape and on my fixie every day for 3 months, i could do 6 miles in under 20 minutes, theres no way i could match that speed on a jump bike/similar, it'd suck, get the right tool for the job, get an old steel roadie or something similar and you'll blast along... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew62 Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 Really....? I know when I used to do the route that I'm usually over take most people on fixies and my gearing was harder but the road guys would be a challenge, so that could account for it. I'm not sure if it was the specific route, but the adrenaline of dodging all the cars, nipping through gaps, jumping lights etc kept you going. It was never a sit back and relax ride, always dodging etc so you weren't really conscious of the exertion until you stopped once home. I did do it for over two years though and would aim to do it all without ever stopping/putting a foot down etc, so it just became routine and every so often you'd notice you'd get home that tiny bit quicker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haydon_peter Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 5 miles on the DMR with a suitable set-up is hardly going to be much of a chore. You'll have cycled it in under 15 mins, so how hard can it be?Really....? I know when I used to do the route that I'm usually over take most people on fixies and my gearing was harder but the road guys would be a challenge, so that could account for it. I'm not sure if it was the specific route, but the adrenaline of dodging all the cars, nipping through gaps, jumping lights etc kept you going. It was never a sit back and relax ride, always dodging etc so you weren't really conscious of the exertion until you stopped once home. I did do it for over two years though and would aim to do it all without ever stopping/putting a foot down etc, so it just became routine and every so often you'd notice you'd get home that tiny bit quicker.Yeah, not a chore at all then, sounds like a walk in the park I wasn't doubting you had done it, I am sure it is possible, I just found it funny the way you made it sound like it was not that hard to do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew62 Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 I didn't find it a chore though, I found it really enjoyable. I never suggested it wasn't physically exerting, it just wasn't a chore..you know: an unpleasant but necessary task Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 Still, most roadies would be more than happy with 6.5 miles in 15 minutes (25mph sustained) on a road bike. It's a lie that you've ever done that on a DMR. Perhaps you're mistaken and you did 5 miles in 25 minutes, or the clocks at work/home weren't synchronised / whatever. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew62 Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 You need to check your eyesight. I said 6.5 miles in 20 minutes. I also said it was on a 24Seven, the OP is looking at getting a DMR, not me. Anyway, this is all besides the point. I'm sure you are quite correct and i'm mistaken. I must have misconstrued it over the 5 days a week for over 2 years, silly old me. All's well that ends well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onza1 Posted January 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 Anyway another quick question Are 24seven slackers good for dirtjumping and ow would they be over like a little distance they certainly look the bollocks but are they heavy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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