Originally Posted by
Bill1227
Mijome07
Hybrid in the sense mountain / touring bike yes. Hybrid is a VERY broad term these days and can be applied to nearly any modified or non absolute specific bike. Personally, I don't care for the term .......bikes are bikes
Aluminum /Carbon fork - tour concerns - your in a small minority that tends to be loud and feels a need to point it out despite not being asked
I think most of us, me included have owned many steel bikes. So please spare me the "steel is real" follow up.
Btw - I fabricated / welded - mig,tig,stick in the skilled union building trades as a journeyman for 15 years prior. How about you ? Are you a welder/fabricator? Metallurgy education ?
I resurrected this meaningful thread with a question and to see what's available. Not for your blatant off topic opinion on alum/carbon nor what a hybrid is or is not
I like this thread but I think mijome07's comments are on point and fair game. There is nothing off topic about discussing material. By the way, I happen to agree with you that the material discussion is a bit of a red herring. There are good bikes made from a variety of different materials.
In any case, I'm a bit surprised that surlys don't get more mention here (assuming you're OK with a steel frame) as they make a lot of different offroad touring models.