Commonly, those who compete in cross-country and marathon mountain biking will ride on road just as much as they do off-road. How well the bikes are set up may affect how well their training crosses over between disciplines.
This article is inspired by the Wild Horizons Rock and Road, a new event coming to Sydney in May, in which will riders will take on an 80km road course and then a 36km mountain bike course.
Riders have the choice between doing the event in pairs and splitting the road and mountain bike courses, but it is possible to do the event solo too.
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Those riding it solo will need to consider how best to set up their road and mountain bikes to enable a speedy transition between the two, with as little body adaption as possible.
World Cup rider Dan McConnell knows all about road-to-mountain crossover. We've recently looked at both his mountain and road bike
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