Originally Posted by
wolfchild
I never owned or ridden any hybrids so I wouldn't know how they ride...What I do notice is that, hybrids are the most popular, the most common type of bike amongst commuters and casual recreational riders and mountain bikes are almost just as popular as hybrids. They can't be all that bad and uncomfortable or else nobody would be buying them.
Good point. Is this because that's the primary type of bike that U.S. stores offer? It's what they see their neighbors riding so becomes the default choice?
Also consider that the U.S. has about the lowest bicycle ridership in the world and sales have been continually declining for over a decade. So somewhere we're not doing something right.