Watch: road rider vs mtb rider – Joe Barnes vs Nils Politt

Who has the most gears? Who drives the flashest car? And who only eats mashed potato? Find out in our road vs mtb face-off, in partnership with Canyon

Road cyclists and mountain bikers. Or rather, road cyclists versus mountain bikers. It’s a rivalry as old as… well, as old as the mountain bike really.

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