Fastest Bike For Riding The Cobbles Of Paris-Roubaix - Road, Cyclocross, vs MTB?

[Erik_A]

What's The Fastest Bike For Riding The Cobbles Of Paris-Roubaix - Road, Cyclocross, vs MTB?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvO74sZxVs4

[fuzzalow]

Fastest bike for riding cobbles? The one straddled by the best legs, heart and lungs.

The bikes changes nothing in this reality.

[Erik_A]

Spoiler, it was the MTB...

[kingpin75s]

Spoiler, it was the MTB...

I refuse to accept any results that do not fully qualify tire pressure ;)

That said, thats a rough stretch of cobble and results probably make sense.

I think a rigid bike with nice supple 40-45c at the right pressure would be perfect though.

[Gummee]

The last few years of Hilly Billy Roubaix have been won by guys on 29ers.

IDK if that's because they're faster regardless of the bigger tires, or do the bigger tires make em faster?

Either way, I've built a rigid 29er for that ride... I may even ride it there. (speaking of which... maybe I should try it out today after P-R)

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