"T0m Sherm@n" " wrote in message
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On 12/13/2011 10:21 AM, Edward Dolan wrote:
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No one is objecting to such use [streets and roads] of a mountain bike.
Mountain bikes also come
in handy on the hundreds of miles of gravel roads here in southern
Minnesota. What is objectionable is riding a mountain bike on a hiking
trail.

[...]

Uh, Mr. Ed Dolan, your buddy Mike Vandeman does object, considering his
history of posting negative stories about mountain bike use in urban
settings in the past.

Please pay attention.

Don't be absurd. No one in this world is objecting to the use of mountain
bikes on streets and roads. The fat tires and more upright sitting position
make for perfect sense on rough streets and roads. In fact, most week long
group bike tours will have almost as many mountain bikes as road bikes.

I once used a mountain bike (a Schwinn High Sierra) to go from Colorado to
Minnesota. It worked better than a road bike because I was carrying a heavy
load and was often on gravel roads. Road bikes do not work at all on gravel
roads because of the narrow tires. There is especially a lot to be said for
fat knobby tires when you are on dirt and gravel roads, which is often the
case once you get outside the town limits here in southern Minnesota.

--
Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota