Pretty good biking skills on a road bike.

[kingjason]

Having a 32 hole wheel helps a lot there, the more spokes, less tension so if you do loose one it doesn't take the wheel way out. I broke a spoke on a 24 hole wheel and it was so far out of round it rubbed the chain stays.

You tried though didn't you. I hate walking and pushing a bike.

[chuckacosta]

I'm with you, If I ever get a road bike I will still be wearing my baggy mountain bike shorts. All the comfort and support without the spandex look.

Lmao! I'm still considered a "big" for a road bike. But after a year of riding my road bike in MTB shorts then finally basketball shorts, I finally decided to just wear my cycling shorts....period. It literally was the best decision I ever made. For many reasons.

[ThreeFingerPete]

I ride my road wheels on my cross bike on gravel dirt, rocks, and short track with no issues. I seem to have equal comparison. All I am saying is road wheels are a lot stronger then people think they are. Everyone assumes that everything made for a road bike is brittle and prone to failure. I wouldn't want to race on them if they were. Speeds of 25-30, hard turns, rough pavement, cracks, and other obstacles in the road would destroy a wheel if they were that brittle. No different then people that refuse to buy a carbon fiber bike because they think they are too weak and can break.

Go ride northshore on your cyclocross bike for a while with your road wheels on it, then get back to me.

[ThreeFingerPete]

I like this one, too.

[Beej]

Go ride northshore on your cyclocross bike for a while with your road wheels on it, then get back to me.

I have a few times. It is good practice, choose your line wisely. The worst part is the inability to brake. Some of the decents are scarey when you have the brake levers mashed all the way and you don't stop. I am not saying they are stronger then mountain wheels I am just saying they are not as frail as everyone thinks they are.

[ThreeFingerPete]

I have a few times. It is good practice, choose your line wisely. The worst part is the inability to brake. Some of the decents are scarey when you have the brake levers mashed all the way and you don't stop. I am not saying they are stronger then mountain wheels I am just saying they are not as frail as everyone thinks they are.

Sure, I'll buy that. Your first post seemed to insinuate that they were comparably strong to decent mountain bike wheels.

[ThreeFingerPete]

I've rode bmx my entire life and this guy has to be an old school bmx-er telling by his nose wheelies, tail taps and the way he rode the bowl at the beginning. But doing that stuff on a road bike is nuts!

Trials.