Originally Posted by
cm11599ps
Is a hybrid really going to be good to cover my work commute as well as handle local dirt pack trails? I really don't want to be messing around with swapping tires just to ride.
I'm wondering if it's better just to get 2 separate bikes. A road bike to commute to work and a mountain for the trails.
That's always the dilemma. I think hybrid is at least a compromise. Jack of all trades, master of none I suppose.
I have a cheap mountain bike for the winter but a hybrid for the summer. When I complete my touring bike, I might be tempted to get rid of the hybrid. Fact is though, I wouldn't have a rain/city bike then and it would suck. I'm so tempted to get a better mountain bike so I could really have fun like a maniac with no fenders and backrack. I don't know what the solution is really. Maybe clip-on fenders and backrack that attaches to the seatpost that I can take off when I feel like it.