Hybrid Bicycles - Where Did Your Hybrid Take You Today?

Looking Northwest across Lake Champlain in Northern Vermont:

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Our Bike-Way goes through some very nice country:

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Looking up-river from the Winooski River delta:

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Old railway-trestle over the Winooski River connecting Colchester and Burlington, Vermont - now a part of our bike-way:

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Taken with a Canon PowerShot digital camera. These things are small and light - yet they take some very nice pictures. :thumb: :)

Meh. You're just braggin'.

I rode my hybrid through the wilds that are known as Fort Worth traffic. I only got told to "GET ON THE SIDEWALK!!!111!!!!!1!" once. :D

Mine got a pass today, since I stayed home and put a new skylight in the kitchen.

Meh. You're just braggin'.

I rode my hybrid through the wilds that are known as Fort Worth traffic. I only got told to "GET ON THE SIDEWALK!!!111!!!!!1!" once. :D

Is there some lunatic law there about where you can ride? :eek:

By the by - I love seeing pictures from where people are. And such would likely make for a great and fascinating thread for the ages. As well as the Hybrid Forum.

Rode my Giant Cypress DX today through Oka National Park (Oka, Quebec); the bike paths, the wooded trails, the paved roads and near the beach. It did pretty good on the rocky woodsy trails for a hybrid, the front and seatpost shocks and sprung cruiser saddle make it comfortable anywhere. It locks up anywhere near sand though, so... not a beach cruiser.

I hope it has sealed bearings. If sand manages to get into the races - oh brother! I'd open it up and clean it. But it sounds very pretty! I hope we can get some more photographs up in this thread. And, maybe, make it a 'sticky.'

I have to start keeping my camera with me all the time. I love Burlington VT. I don't get up there much anymore. Back when I drove Tractor Trailers I traveled all over New England to Pa. Vermont is the prettiest state in New England

I went places a hybrid should not travel today... :)

Is there some lunatic law there about where you can ride? :eek:

No, I'm just trying to deal with my jealousy. My in-laws live up in that direction (well, outside Albany, NY) and it's gorgeous country up in that part of the country.

I set out to ride just 5 or 6 miles because my legs were tired from my run last night. I got carried away and went 13.5. Went down a new (to me) road with little traffic and enjoyed myself :)

Talk about your rides, then. :D

**This is a repost of a comment I made on another Hybrid thread - and it wasn't today - but what the heck!

Crap, that means I have to get out and...ummm...ride :D I love riding my bike but I haven't become a daily rider yet. The goal is to ride to work most days once the school year begins; however, my ride is terribly short. My husband and I have only had our bikes about 2 months or so. I prob can list most of my rides here :)

Let's see, our last ride was on the back side of Griffith Park. If you're familiar with the area, we started where the kids train is, rode down Crystal Springs . The road was closed which meant taking the hybrids on to the horse trail which was new to me. Husband used to dirt/mountain bike avidly when he was younger so for him it was nostalgic. There was a hill there that made me grumble. Husband said he didn't think I'd make it. Yes, I'm outta shape. We continued over to the LA Zoo and around to the LA River Bike Path back and around. It was only a 7 or so mile loop but the little hills made it a serious work out for both of us.

And for the hell of it, my first longer ride below on the Manhattan Beach Bike Path, just 8 miles but for me great! My longest now is 11.5 (getting there slowly but surely).
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And our bikes
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It has been so long since I have seen the Pacific coast. I love a sun set over the ocean.

Hey Tamara is that seat kinda low. I am very familiar with that bike & I thought you looked taller than that. Do your knees fatigue when your riding. I know the bike is tight between the seat & the bar in the step through. It will be more comfortable to ride if the seat is adjusted to fit your body. I do know that standing in the step through is close on that bike

It has been so long since I have seen the Pacific coast. I love a sun set over the ocean.

Hey Tamara is that seat kinda low. I am very familiar with that bike & I thought you looked taller than that. Do your knees fatigue when your riding. I know the bike is tight between the seat & the bar in the step through. It will be more comfortable to ride if the seat is adjusted to fit your body. I do know that standing in the step through is close on that bike


I'm actually just 5'3 with not long legs (stating the obvious). On this ride the seat was a tad lower than I have it now. Here's the thing. When I bought my bike I was right between sizes. The bike shop I go to is great but the 1st guy who helped me let me decide which felt best though he did guide me. Being such an inbetween height is tricky. So...I buy my bike. I take it home and don't ride it for a week. Finally I bring it downstairs (we live in an apt.), I get on, and wobble, the bike was too high with the seat at it's lowest so I actually :roflmao: fell over into our bushes. I proceeded to take a little ride to the bank and back, and dechained the chain :) doing great right? So I called the LBS and they told me I could exchange it for the smaller one. MUCH BETTER....but...

I started with the seat a tad lower than standard so I could do a little more than a tippy toe touch but not flat foot, for comfort. As I've ridden more I have raised the seat little by little. My guess is the seat is at least an inch higher now to where I can barely touch when stopped and need to lean to stop comfortably.

So...all that is to say...good eye :) And you know, another reason I picked a Hybrid is that many are made with women's bodies and proportions in mind.

12 miles to my mom's house and over my own personal Ventoux. Now hopefully 12 miles back and a downhill where I will hit 40mph +. :)

21.5 miles on Little Miami Bike Trail

I just got my bike, and I took it for a spin 6 laps around my block. That was about 3mi.

I went on my usual 20 mile loop and then a modified version of that--the 15 mile loop. I'm too tired today to do 2 20-milers. Some day I'll bring my Canon PowerShot SX100 with me and snap some pix for this thread. There's a beautiful golf course in the 20 mile loop, definitely worthy of pixels, especially at sun up.

Ok, finally getting on the bike in a bit. Finishing breakfast, then a shower. We're going to just ride in our area and down Hollywood Blvd over to the Chinese theatre I think. So, I'll try to snap a couple shots though riding in the city doesn't lend itself to easy picture taking.

Today my husband and I biked over the North Saskatchewan River and bike in a really nice neighborhood in Edmonton and then stopped by the Organic food store for some of my favorite staples (Coconut yogurt,Spinach and Paneer stuff, Cosmic Cooke etc. )

I have somehow hurt my right ankle too so I will get that checked out on Friday

First, I brought my camera, tried to take a pic of the freaks in Hollywood, dead batteries. Sorry :)

Just back from a urban 6.7 mile ride. We were out for I think under an hour. First we started in Los Feliz on Franklin. Took Franklin down to Western. South on Western to Hollywood. Hollywood Blvd West to just passed the Graumins Chinese theatre where we saw Batman, Spiderman, a member from Kiss, Freddy, Elmo, Spongebob, a Playboy Bunny, just to name a few of the weirdos who dress up like characters, hang out, and get tipped when silly tourists take pics with them. We then headed south to end up on Fountain and rode Fountain East and ended over near Hollywood and Normandie.

This was a nice ride and we hadn't done this much street riding in our neighborhood. I'm definitely far more comfy now with city riding, navigating traffic, not blocking turn lanes, etc. For some reason though (prob. the fact that we hadn't been on the bikes in a full week) once I have to do any sort of little hill/grade it wipes me out and I find I'm using those easy gears and going super duper slow. Once on flat I'm good again.

Final thoughts. Helmets make my head freaking hot. Most drivers are decent. Got honked at for the first time even on the shoulder of the road waving cars to pass on a narrow street. Another woman didn't seem to care we were in the road or that there was a stop sign. Needless to say she pissed a few of us off. And now that I'm cooling off, how I can get so freaking hot in such a short ride who knows, soon it's time to do errands: Target and Kohl's,

First, I brought my camera, tried to take a pic of the freaks in Hollywood, dead batteries. Sorry :)



Mine were too today!! It was such a D'oh! moment for me

Mine were too today!! It was such a D'oh! moment for me

LOL. We did pass the amazing Sunday Hollywood Farmer's market, one of the biggest, but since we're heading east on Thursday we're not buying anything that can go bad while we're gone a week.

Just got back from riding around, and I do mean around, DC.
52 miles. Half trails and half streets.
Started in Rosslyn, then CCT, north on Jones Mill, Beach Drive, Rock Creek Trail, Mathew Henson Trail, streets to Wheaton Park, Sligo Creek, Northwest Branch, streets in Brentwood and NE (Allison, Varnum, 18th, West Virginia, 8th), Capitol Hill, Eastern Market, Independence to the river, Georgetown, Key Bridge back to Rosslyn.
Ride report with pictures will show up on my bike journal when I've cleared the backlog.

I rode to my mom's for dinner. She lives about 5 miles from me. We both live near the Anacostia Tributary Trails
network. Most of the route I took is part of the East Coast Greenway. These roadies are laughing at me because
I'm on a hybrid.
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Lake Artemisia
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Rode some nice single track on the way back.
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They removed the red diagonal.
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Another trail user
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Black Eyed Susans, our state flower.
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Took the fixed gear for a short ride today as my back and leg are bothering me and it makes one legged pedaling that much easier... met some friends for coffee, stopped at a garage sale, and chatted with a guy who had a 50th anniversary Nishiki road bike that still looked like it was nearly new.

I'll get pictures when it gets dropped off at my shop for an overhaul as it seems pictures of these are as scarce as the bikes themselves.

Today, the wife and I took our bikes out for a 15 mile jaunt to do some shopping. After shopping, we caught a movie, and later on we went to our favorite 50's diner for ice cream cones before heading home.

Hey CC, I know you from the excellent advice you give to DC area commuters in the commuting forum. I checked out your log, you get around! No wonder you know the best routes. Are you riding a hybrid on these tours? You came within a few blocks of my house today.
Thanks. I enjoy doing the journal. :D
Been around DC since '79, so I've had some time to get to know the roads, and sometimes saw them being built.
I like to explore different routes, and try not to repeat too much in one season. I want to see something new every time I go out. Part of my choice of route this weekend was to add the new parts around Wheaton Park. That, and I'm thinking about a possible new route for a PPTC ride using part of that loop.
Right now the only bike I have is my TREK 750 hybrid, and I take it on some pretty good distances. This time of season my usual ride target is between 45 and 65 miles. Will be riding the NY Century next month, and will probably do the 75 mile route like I did last year.

is this really hybrid specific? I take mine to the beach but apparently that's not relevant to the forum

is this really hybrid specific? I take mine to the beach but apparently that's not relevant to the forum

The Hybrids forum is new, and we're still working out the kinks a bit. If you have an issue as to why your thread was moved, please feel free to address your concerns to the moderator staff.

I'm fine, just got my nose twisted out of joint ... :-)

Sadly it's misting today so no ride, should be back on my "MTB-morphed" hybrid tomorrow in the sunshine!! Enjoy!:thumb:

Went to physiotherapy...

Went to work. Just like the day before...

7.6 mis. across the Bronx into Manhattan to the start of the Hudson River Greenway. Then 12 mis. south to Ground Zero, then over the Brooklyn Bridge to Borough Hall Brooklyn NY. I wish I had pictures.

^ that sounds like an awesome ride. I have to try that on my new bike once I get it :-D


Pics of my stock Trek FX 7.2 earlier this summer along the West side bike trail in Manhattan.
The last pic is a little blurry but still a cool shot.

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I'll tell you partner ,the Bianchi Verano I ride is sweet. That's a 20 mile trek and it seems effortless.

From the Haskett branch of the Anaheim Public Library to SART then south to Huntington Beach then north along the beach trail to Golden West St to Lampson (which is actually after the schizoid name change to Knott Av) to Beach Blvd to Orange St back to Maxwell Park and the Haskett branch of APL. A bit over 41 miles. Pics are still in the camera.

Out the driveway and around the neighborhood loop 42 times. No cagers & no doggies. One cat, three grey squirrels and two doves. Still working on increasing cadence.

To the shop where I repacked the rear hub and swapped pedals... to MEC so I could pick up a new rear rack to fit my panniers, and out on a 40 km midnight ride on a mix of road and trail.

Some folks had road bikes and suffered mightily on the gravel and dirt whereas those 26 by 1.5 tyres sucked up all the bumps and made for a very stable ride and I had no trouble keeping up on the flats... it is also nice when the panniers don't fly off.

I should have picked up fenders today as the ride back was done in a downpour.

Got a late start (had to clean house, do yard work, shop for groceries.)
Stayed entirely in Virginia. Rode to the Arlington County Fair, then W&OD and MVT to Belle Haven, MTV and Custis back to the W&OD. 31 miles, which was a lot less than I originally wanted to ride.

I aint riding today, gotta give the knee at least today to heal up so I can ride to and from work tomorrow. I actually had to take a ....bus...yesterday. Gag.

My hubrid takes me by these every few days

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My hubrid takes me by these every few days

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Nice. ...wouldn't want to mow that ^ with a pusher.

I have been off the bike for three days now. Friday was a scheduled 'rest' day. Saturday I developed a heat rash from .....mowing the lawn with a pusher in 95+º heat & very high humidity. All better now & looking forward to an afternoon excursion....to the LBS for some new wheels.

Today my hybrid took me to the paint store:) I picked up a quart of blue-gray paint for a wall in the living room:) lol...It's kinda funny because my Hybrid, Serenity, is also blue

Its been a weird summer here in Ohio. Beautiful day again and mild temps, today got in a nice 56 miles in Geauga County.

56 miles?! wow! Do you think it's possible to do a century on a hybrid?

My bike took me to work and an attempted errand on the return trip, then the long way home. I really, really need to clean and grease my chain. I can't believe how fast it gets filthy!

56 miles?! wow! Do you think it's possible to do a century on a hybrid?

My bike took me to work and an attempted errand on the return trip, then the long way home. I really, really need to clean and grease my chain. I can't believe how fast it gets filthy!

Absolutely. The bike will not hold you back, I have a couple road bikes and find myself riding the hybrid more these days just due to comfort. Real comfy. I would like to ditch the suspension fork, and yeah I catch a bit more wind on the hybrid but Im guessing Im only about a 1/2 to 3/4 mph slower on average speed as compared to my roadbike. I do run a triple but have a tighter cluster cassette on the back.

Look at the long distance and touring forums. Contrary to what many of the roadies say about flat bars, check out how many touring rigs and long distance bikes have flat bars on them. Many of the roadies act like you cant do more than 20 miles on a flat bar, but its full of people doing some serious distance on flat bar bikes.

I have my own setup using flat bars with barends and then I have cutoff barend with barend shifters mounted on them. I have no problems with my hands on long rides. I do double wrap my bars so they are pretty cushy.

One of my neighborhood routes. (http://www.mapmyride.com/route/us/in/indianapolis/141125116345565224) Nice and fun day, about 11 miles. Saw a couple dogs doing the...well doggy style. Ran across a couple rabbits, a blue heron, some friendly doggies, other cyclists...very mild evening...awesome ride for a short 5 mile easy one ;-)

56 miles?! wow! Do you think it's possible to do a century on a hybrid?

I rode over ninety miles on my flat bar road bike towing a trailer, but that was over a year ago and I'm still sort of recovering from that.

Absolutely. The bike will not hold you back, I have a couple road bikes and find myself riding the hybrid more these days just due to comfort. Real comfy. I would like to ditch the suspension fork, and yeah I catch a bit more wind on the hybrid but Im guessing Im only about a 1/2 to 3/4 mph slower on average speed as compared to my roadbike. I do run a triple but have a tighter cluster cassette on the back.

Look at the long distance and touring forums. Contrary to what many of the roadies say about flat bars, check out how many touring rigs and long distance bikes have flat bars on them. Many of the roadies act like you cant do more than 20 miles on a flat bar, but its full of people doing some serious distance on flat bar bikes.

I have my own setup using flat bars with barends and then I have cutoff barend with barend shifters mounted on them. I have no problems with my hands on long rides. I do double wrap my bars so they are pretty cushy.

I once did 60-70 km in one day on my $320 "crappy" hybrid. Nearly a metric century. I thought that road bikes default go faster than hybrids due to the difference in the niches in the chain rings? Hybrids have larger niches or something? Fastest I've managed to go on my hybrid on a flat road is 32km/h. The roadies talk about going 50 MILES per hour etc. Makes me feel like a slug.