Watch: Road Bike vs. Downhill MTB Jumps with Matt Jones

Matt Jones tries out a road bike on his local DH jump line and has a blast.
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Matt Jones went to his local mountain bike park, and instead of taking his dirt jump or enduro bike, he took a road bike. According to Matt, “It was crazy! The downhill tracks are so bumpy and ridiculous on the road bike. I was so out of my depth on MTB trails but somehow the bike did so good and was insane fun. Some of the jumps were sketchy!”

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