Does anyone use a Hybrid Bike?
Discussion
Hi,just enquiring about the pros and cons to a Hybrid MTB.
I've used a Giant mountain bike for the last 4 years,realised that all my cycling is generally roads and the occasional footpath.
Last year I upgraded the tyres to road/slick style schwalbe tyres as no real point to knobblies on my routes.
As I'm looking for a lighter bike right now with disc brakes..would a Hybrid be better suited to my style of cycling?
Anyone that uses one,I would be interested to know your opinions..especially as I've been offered a good part ex price at my LBS.
The bike I like is a SCOTT SUB 30 hybrid 2012..any thoughts on the model and scott brand as well will be appreciated.
I've used a Giant mountain bike for the last 4 years,realised that all my cycling is generally roads and the occasional footpath.
Last year I upgraded the tyres to road/slick style schwalbe tyres as no real point to knobblies on my routes.
As I'm looking for a lighter bike right now with disc brakes..would a Hybrid be better suited to my style of cycling?
Anyone that uses one,I would be interested to know your opinions..especially as I've been offered a good part ex price at my LBS.
The bike I like is a SCOTT SUB 30 hybrid 2012..any thoughts on the model and scott brand as well will be appreciated.
a friend of mine had a similar problem and bought a hybrid, weeks later he sold it and bought a full on road bike and is now saving for a hardtail mountain bike. hybrids do nothing particularly well, they are slow on the road, it will be no quicker than your mountain bike if the mtb has slicks fitted, and its no use off road so their scope of use is very limited.
my advice would be to keep the mountain bike and get a reasonable road bike and run strong wheels to cope with the uneven paths. the ribble 7005 audax bike is still the best value for money you can get.
my advice would be to keep the mountain bike and get a reasonable road bike and run strong wheels to cope with the uneven paths. the ribble 7005 audax bike is still the best value for money you can get.
I used a Revolution Courier Race when I lived in London. It was used for road & footpaths mainly and was perfect for that environment.
While I have found hybrids to be generally a fair bit lighter and quicker than slick-shod MTB's, if I wanted an all-rounder for use outside of London commuting a CX bike would be where my money would go (again).
While I have found hybrids to be generally a fair bit lighter and quicker than slick-shod MTB's, if I wanted an all-rounder for use outside of London commuting a CX bike would be where my money would go (again).
I bought a Scott Sportster 50 earlier this year with the specific intent to use it to regain some fitness and do a couple of charity rides. It's been ideal for that. I did the London to South Coast Off Road ride (75 miles) in September and it was faultless. Whilst it's not as fast as a road bike I'm not racing anyone but me so that's ok and it goes pretty much anywhere.
At the end of the day it's an all rounder - not great at anything but more versatile than a specific road/MTB/CX bike.
Obviously in the ideal world I'd have one of each....
At the end of the day it's an all rounder - not great at anything but more versatile than a specific road/MTB/CX bike.
Obviously in the ideal world I'd have one of each....
What you need young man, is a Bianchi Cameleonte.
A bit like this one.....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bianchi-Camaleonte-Sport...
No idea who's selling that, just picked it at random.
Ahem
A bit like this one.....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bianchi-Camaleonte-Sport...
No idea who's selling that, just picked it at random.
Ahem
I did the coast to coast cycle earlier this year on a hybrid bike. I despise cycling as anything other than pure transport but the bike itself held up rather well - the off road sections in particular were dealt with very well.
I did notice that the weight and tyre shape/size made quite a difference on the road at higher speed - the lighter bikes weren't hugely faster but they seemed to be able to maintain that speed more easily whereas I was having to work quite hard.
Were I looking for a bike solely for the road it wouldn't be my choice but as an alrounder, albeit compromised, it would be a good choice. This said I'm not a cycle fanatic and these are my thoughts having done the 130 odd miles in 3 days for the C2C.
I did notice that the weight and tyre shape/size made quite a difference on the road at higher speed - the lighter bikes weren't hugely faster but they seemed to be able to maintain that speed more easily whereas I was having to work quite hard.
Were I looking for a bike solely for the road it wouldn't be my choice but as an alrounder, albeit compromised, it would be a good choice. This said I'm not a cycle fanatic and these are my thoughts having done the 130 odd miles in 3 days for the C2C.
The Marin Alp range might be a decent compromise - http://www.marin.co.uk/2012/bikepage.php?ModNo=12M...
A friend used to use his on an 18 mile each way road commute and towpath riding on the weekend and it stood up well to the abuse once some decent tyres were fitted. It felt like a decent compromise between a road bike and a rigid mountain bike.
A friend used to use his on an 18 mile each way road commute and towpath riding on the weekend and it stood up well to the abuse once some decent tyres were fitted. It felt like a decent compromise between a road bike and a rigid mountain bike.
I bought a Scott sub 40 to replace my old claud butler mountain bike which had a chromoly frame and relatively thin tubes. I found the hybrid far better on my commute to work- 5 miles on road/ footpath and 1 mile on gravel track.
The hybrid was great, a little worse on the gravel section but a lot lot faster on the road. I easily knocked 5 minutes off my ride. Decided to sell it though as my daily round commute is now 90 miles unfortunately.
The hybrid was great, a little worse on the gravel section but a lot lot faster on the road. I easily knocked 5 minutes off my ride. Decided to sell it though as my daily round commute is now 90 miles unfortunately.
Deanno1dad said:
Cheers guys..ordered the scott sub 30 ..nice orange colour so should stand out a bit.
Got a great part ex price..£150 for a 4 year old bike that cost me £200.
I've got a Scott Sub 10 with disk brakes and the Alfine hub. Does the job perfectly for what I need. Got a great part ex price..£150 for a 4 year old bike that cost me £200.
Just need to get off my butt some more and ride the damn thing - you'd think parking it in front of the door of the apartment would remind me to use it more...
Watchman said:
I like the looks of that - does it have 26" wheels or 700c? The relative thickness of the tyres makes it look like a 26"er.
My city bike has 700c wheels with narrow tyres. It's nice and fast but BOY it's a harsh ride. I think yours looks much more practical.
700c wheels on this oneMy city bike has 700c wheels with narrow tyres. It's nice and fast but BOY it's a harsh ride. I think yours looks much more practical.
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