Originally Posted by
2702
Where does the OP live? If for example OP lives in a crowded urban area where you are riding from sidewalk to major street to side street a hybrid is much more practical.
That's me, I live in a big city and do all of the above and hated quite often doing that on a road bike where my body is stretched out for no reason cause I really can't go any faster than a hybrid based on the roads ahead of me.
Just took my first long ride on my Sirrus and LOVE it. High sitting position, bar ends for relaxed riding and hills, can see better, feels more natural, no more showing my underwear when I was leaned over on the road bike makes me feel good too.
And please don't shoot me cause I'm .9 mph slower on my hybrid.
A large chunk of my daily rides are in the city.. All my start and end points are from my home.. For all my rides it takes me 9 miles to get to the bike path.. Then about 4 miles on the path before I break off onto whatever route I am doing for that day.. So that's 9 miles in city and then 4 miles on the path = 13 miles each way or 26 of my total is always in city traffic or dealing with the bike path walkers..
Good points made though!
