Originally Posted by
ChowChow
Thanks.
I first thought of going with this
http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/...fe_latte_x.htm
The Motobecanne Cafe Latte, but figured what if I went on a little dirt or grassy area. Then it probably won't go well. I wanted a more versatile bike. That I can use mostly on bike paths and if I had to move over to a dirt or grassy area to get out of the way of pedestrians, I would be fine. I mostly do my riding on bike paths and state trails. Straight, up hill and down hill. I don't hardly do any road riding or off road.
That's a hybrid ChowChow, it was made for mostly paved roads and the occasional dirt road. It just wasn't made for jarring downhill jaunts and going over a bunch of roots, rocks, and crevices. We'll let the MTN bikes handle that kinda terrain. However, a solid dirt trail or two, is just fine.
Actually, I prefer the Cafe Latte to the Dawes Eclipse 3.0...
- Slim
PS.
In reality, some hybrids appear to be more like MTN bikes and some appear to be more like road bikes.