Hi all,
So recently had a post asking advice on restoring vs buying a new cheaper bike and I appreciate the input. Now I drove 3 hours yesterday to a bike shop and really started looking around originally looking for a cheap bike. However a bike is something you keep for years so I decided to extend my low budget from 300.00 to 800.00 and it opened up a few more options I narrowed down to two bikes but ended up going with a giant roam 2 which was around 700.00 but I got a better deal than that. Anyway I know it's a hybrid and that's what I was wanting after some research since I'm planning to use it to commute to and from work plus just general joy rides. The reason I got a hybrid is the fact I plan on mostly roads but there are some pretty nice dirt and gravel roads as well around that I might hit. My question is how much off road can those bikes take without damage?