Originally Posted by
giantcfr1
Whilst I seriously prefer riding my hybrid, I honestly believe it can't match my road bike on a what is concidered a normal decent ride here with my crew. The gearing does not allow for a fair match.
Why not simply get bigger gearing then?
My hybrid's biggest ratio is 52/11 which is a bigger gear than almost all commercial roadbikes.
I use it sometimes on long steady descents to be able to loosely turn the cranks and gain some breath.