[Local Hero]

I’m a newbie when it comes to riding a road bike and I wanted to know what the general consensus is for a mountain biker riding a road bike with gear. I went riding to get a feel for the bike that I just bought and a group of riders on the road kinda laughed at me and asked me what im doing. I wasn’t quite sure what they meant but they told me to take off my helmet visor, get rid of my camelbak, get a bottle, and get some road biking clothes.

I was wearing a regular tee with my mtb chamois shorts and a camelbak to store my water, pump, tool, tube, and phone. I didn’t really see anything wrong with what I was wearing but I noticed another group of riders kinda looked at me giving me the, “what the heck is this guy wearing?!” some were laughing as they passed me.

So then I got self conscious and decided to turn around and ride back to my car and call it a day. lastly, while mounting my bike on the car, a guy jokingly said, “nice attire bro.” and he rode off. it’s not like I was in full gear with elbow and knee pads….just a backpack and mtb shorts. Is what im doing against the norm of road biking? Maybe I just ran into a group who are pros or something because they all appeared to have like a matching color scheme with their bikes.

Good stuff.


Please describe your road bike setup.

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Hey guys, thanks for the response! Yes, I am trying my best to troll.

I was just surprised by the comments I got for riding out on that one day. I thought perhaps it’s because I ran into a group of riders but then again, I guess my attire was not the norm. When I past by the solo riders, they didn’t make any remarks other than give me like a silent hello acknowledgment with their head.

Anyway, I didn’t really know what the visor was for but after doing some more research, I guess road bikers have a more aggressive position so the visor blocks their vision, whereas mtb’ers ride more upright so the visor helps with the sun and the rapid change between sun and shade. I learned something new~

I will invest in a water bottle cage, water bottle, and a cycling jersey. I believe I will also need to buy a mini pump cause the one I have is pretty big. I will be riding again today mid afternoon for around 4 miles and this time I will remove the visor and go without my camelback. Anyway, thanks guys! I guess this is a learning experience for someone transitioning to a road bike.

Are you sure that you're ready for 4 miles?