Mountain Bike Commuting is Bliss

Here's a few thoughts on commuting on a mountain bike. There are some great reasons to commute on a mountain bike, and really only one negative. Don't discount a mountain bikes ability to be a commuter.

[inspector]

For me the positives outweight the negatives. I have had road bikes, 3 speeds, cruisers and mountain bikes. Mountain bikes are so great because the combine the best off every kind of bicycle. They are durable, good for all riding surfaces, have good gearing for climbing hills and are easily modified with different seats, racks, fenders and handlebars. The only negative is they are not as fast as a road bike. For me all the positives outweight the one negative. I don't need to go super fast anyway...I would rather have the option of riding on any type of trail with gears for climbing the hills. For me they are the ultimate bicycle.

[OliverJustChillin]

Your delivery is so casual and easy to watch. Nice work. I commute mainly on a road bike but my backup commuter is a rigid 90s Trek mtb. When I switch to that one, I do enjoy the softer ride and the ability to mash through gravel and dirt better on my way to work.

[mtbeb]

anyone who loves commuting with mountain bikes?

[scottmcintyre]

I ride to work on my mountain bike. 20 kms each way.

[nDyimi]

Changing the tyres on my mountain bike to shwalbe marathon plus 26x1.75 hybrid tyres was a game changer. Commuting by mountain bike with those tyres gives you the best of both worlds. Plus never got any punctures in 4 years of cycling to work through standard UK city streets (lots of smashed glass)

[HistoricalWeapons]

Don’t forget durability for cheap bikes. The mountain bike is much more durable in the $200 or less range especially when you’re carrying load such as delivering food when the wheel breaks on thin hybrid bike it’s garbage

[KandiKlover]

The wider tires are also better at absorbing bumps on really crappy roads as well as bike lanes which are always full of little rocks and junk in a lot of areas. I hit a 1 inch little rock in the road against the side of my MTB tire while doing 18 MPH on a smooth road and the tire just gripped and went up over it. That would've bounced the wheel to the side and been a good front wheel slip on my road bike.

[DinnerForkTongue]

I ride a knobby hardtail 26er to work every single day. The terrain versatility is _so_ handy when your road conditions are as bad as they are here – potholes everywhere, uneven patches where they're not, a number of unpaved roads, the whole nine yards that road bikes plain and simple cannot survive in.

I'm moving to a new place this week and commute's 8km each way (double what it is today). Good exercise.

[my_boyfriends]

I thought I was watching a Youtuber with a couple k subs, keep up the good work!

[Rustee]

I commute to work through an urban setting, all on back roads and lesser trafficked lanes. I find the more upright geometry of a mtb beneficial, and I don't have to worry about going up and down kerbs or dings in the road, as the wheels are more forgiving. I much prefer using a mtb to my old hybrid touring bike. The weight is comparable, but the mtb is just more comfortable and fun to ride.

[SmokeyVlogs]

i love mtb commute, everyday ! because i can go Anywhere :DD, one morning i was speeding along bumpy outer sections of our local airport :DD

[damianhla]

Run a hybrid tyre set-up. Leave the front as off road tyre, run around 30psi. Change the rear to a Schwalbe Super Moto and run at 42 psi. This will significantly reduce the rolling resistance and yet allow you to tackle loose sandy surface

[RobBastien]

Hey bud, nice video. The fact that Mtb are slower is actually an advantage, meaning that you get a longer workout.

[OLDEYES]

I love it because as some who has a fear of riding in the street during peak hours, MTB gives me peace of mind knowing I can go anyway I please to get to and from work. Less anxiety is very important to me.

[LadyShadowSilence]

I have a lovely old Next Ascent 21 speed mountain bike that I have been using to commute to work. Its lovely cause until recently a section of my bike trails that go to my work was gravel though it has now been asphalted. I did wonder why some bikes were so much faster then my own as fast as I was going but i definitely think from watching so many videos about commutes they were probably road bikes. The hardest part for me was getting a rack installed with no eyelets on the frame, but it worked out. So glad I chose it. There's some nasty bumps in my area that my bike can handle with no issues.

[marquesjohnson]

I commute on a rowdy hardtail 20mi a day and it's a blast. I hit every staircase, bunny hop all the curbs manhole covers railroad tracks construction sites 😍 I love construction sites lol. It's just way more fun than a road bike commute. Great video, Great insight!

[MattChance]

I couldn’t see doing it any other way right now. I do not work in a major city, so I have to combine road, grass, dirt, greenways and busted up sidewalks for max ride efficiency and safety for my personal commute. Not to mention I need most of my gears for some of the rough slog uphills that typical downtown commuters might not face. I have never found mountain biking to be a hinderance, but I did need to accessorize mine as well - to make the bike more of a commuter.

[decdesigns]

I have a mountain bike and I commute with it everyday. I love it more on a rough terrain. That’s the fun… it’s not too fast, but if you understand the gear system, you will know when and where to use certain gears…. I love MB… the interesting thing about MB is that you can ride it anywhere…

[alexanderarellano]

I might gonna start to use my mtb next week. Thanks for the video!

[betruly]

Good job explaining all this in a record time. The reason you don't have so many subscribers because no one want to wacht video about going to work after work 😂 change Bicycle2Work with BicycleCommute, Bicycle....???
I use to go work with a hybrid bike Riverside 500 to office, everything you said is right except one think when i get to office every morning i'm wet completely no matter if it is cold or hot outside. develop bad smell too🙄.... It was fun for a while...
I learned not to go fast in descent to avoid that fast air cooling me down too much then when it come the flat road with no wind, i start sweating badly. So i learned the go 20 Km/h or less in descent to avoid air cooling me excessively, then go slow all the way to sweat less. My road bike is nervous, fast but i sweat less.