I initially got a road bike to work on my endurance for MTBing (as stated before).
But, it was always much easier for me to RB than to MTB, so it got most my attention until finally, I went full roadie.
However, I never got the MTBer out of me. When I go to my place out in West Virginia, all I do/think about is MTBing.
I guess I'm just an opportunist cyclist that will appreciate whatever is most readily available to me at any given time.
I love both now. Like my old thread said, I "swing both ways".
BTW...RBing really did a lot to help me out on the trails.
My first time on a trail after RBing I was awesome (when compared to my pre-RB riding).
I didn't have to take break like I used to AND when I got back on the RB after MTBing,
I was better there. MTBing definitely made me a much stronger RBer.
RBing made me a much more consistent MTBer.
I think the two really compliment each other.
I love climbing on trails and when I rode with my road buddy, I'd do a little better than him
on the road climbs (and he's an amateur racer), but of course, he'd take me on the flat runs.
I gave him someone to chase on the climbs and he gave me someone to chase on the flats and we both grew stronger where we were once weaker.