Originally Posted by badger1

That condescending attitude has been endemic here on teh Biek Formz for ages. I recall a few years back a number of folks popping into the 'hybrid' forum quite regularly to lecture 'us' all about the deficiencies of the sort of bicycle 'we' preferred. Got to be quite a bore after a while. Seems to have died down of late.

Oh well! Anyway, this gives me an excuse to post my 'hybrid'! Flat-bar; crabon frameset; suspension device (FS); 1x; etc. etc. I use it as my road bike -- 32mm road tires -- but a quick tire change (clearance to 40mm) and ... flat-bar 'gravel' bike.