Originally Posted by
ps249
Most people tend to move up to a road bike. Your the only person I know that moved up to a hybrid bike. I still prefer hybrids over roadies. Two things that I was never sold on bicycles were grip shifters and disc brakes. I still prefer rubber pads.
I was biking over mixed terrain for my commute to work and the road bike was just not suited for this. Rain, mud and slush made things even worse. I had no choice but to move to a hybrid - something with wider tires and a light frame.
I have an old store bought 70 dollar MTB that I ride occasionally on weekends that uses grip shifters. The bike has been been tuned to perfection by the LBS and the grip shifters work flawlessly! Do they still make grip shifters for bikes? Haven't seen them around.