Originally Posted by
sdimattia
A hybrid bike will probably be as heavy as her current mountain bike (which weighs how much?). Most hybrid bikes weigh 22-30 lbs. Maybe look at used aluminum 26" mountain bike frames. Or, if her current bike fits her, spend the money on a lighter wheelset instead.
i forgot to emphasize that 27.5" wheels cant keep up with 700c tires and this is alpha gold aluminum from trek, so it should be lighter....the extra weight from the schwinn mountain bike is coming from the extra rubber on the tires and the fact that its cheap walmart aluminum.
to suggest i use 26" tires seems contradictory to the problem im having and would make it worse....we ride long, not in town, meaning any time we go over 7 miles then round trip it, we are going to not be doing equal excercise.