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Well, they had gears, suspension and 55mm+ tires. And disc brakes.
Also it was my first time really offroad.I could hold up with them just fine (read going as fast as I could and sometimes pushing uphill) until we came to a strip of singletrack with lots of roots. I got shaken up pretty badly, had to go slow, push lots of times.
At the end, there was a downhill section with pretty brutal gravel. Going down there with 40+ km/h I hit a rock with the rear wheel, kicking it sideways. I somehow stayed on the bike and did not die, but got a pinch flat and a wheel out of true.
I did the same route on a proper mountainbike lately (1x10 rigid steel 29er. But at least fat tires), and it went way smoother.
csb.
Murphy's_Law
Went mountainbiking with friends once on my SS Cross check with 42mm tires. Would not recommend.