Confused
Hi guys,
I'm a newbie and I'm trying to figure out what bike to buy... I think the very first step is to determine what can of bike I want and that's where the confusion is. I know that hardtails are different from hybrids but I'm not sure when to chose one over the other one. For example when should I buy Trek 6000: http://www.bikepedia.com/QuickBike/B...6000&Type=bike or the Rocky Mountain Soul: http://www.bikepedia.com/QuickBike/B...Soul&Type=bike and when would those two be a better choice: Rocky Mountain Whistler 10: http://www.bikepedia.com/QuickBike/B...r+10&Type=bike Gary Fisher Kaitai: http://www.fisherbikes.com/bike/model/kaitai/geometry I will mostly ride in the city, on dirt roads, gravel path and the occasional grass I want to be able to go for a 50-100km ride (30-60 miles) as well |
So, with the wealth of information that you received at mtbr.com, you decided to come over here and start a thread to get the same answers? I understand wanting more input, but the information that you received over there was pretty spot on and you're not likely to get any better input here.
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lol,
As I said over there I'm not sure if MTBR is only for mountain bike or more inclusive. Also, here in Canada, the cycling season is almost gone :) Soon the snow will be back and I'd like to know what to buy before the ski season. |
Get a cyclocross bike. Hybrids are terrible compromises. Mountain bikes may prove to be too heavy and sluggish for city riding and would be a big pain for 100km on stock knobbies.
A cyclocross bike is a great way to ride the city and hit occasional gravel or dirt. Doing a metric century would be a lot easier. |
Originally Posted by santiago
(Post 6642399)
Get a cyclocross bike. Hybrids are terrible compromises. Mountain bikes may prove to be too heavy and sluggish for city riding and would be a big pain for 100km on stock knobbies.
A cyclocross bike is a great way to ride the city and hit occasional gravel or dirt. Doing a metric century would be a lot easier. |
I think I like the upright position of a hardtail/hybrid
What makes a hybrid a terrible compromise? On the paper they look interesting: It's light, it has big wheels and narrow tires (semi slick) and short travel suspension. Of course in practice they may not be as good as they're in theory.... |
Originally Posted by Artik
(Post 6642668)
What makes a hybrid a terrible compromise?
On the paper they look interesting: It's light, it has big wheels and narrow tires (semi slick) and short travel suspension. As has been stated before, a cylocross bike is the way to go and should actually do a decent job at evrything you described. If that's out of the question you may be able to find a very basic aluminum/steel fork road bike with 32 spoke wheels that can hold up to some rough backroad riding. |
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