Originally Posted by
Steel Charlie
Please do not second guess what you read above. It will NOT be different when YOU do it.
It is a BAD idea. Period.
Jus' say'n
PS what sort of hybrid has a freewheel ?
most of the hybrids sold have freewheels.
the ones that don't are exceptions, and still tend to be not high quality.
gel seats, "comfort pedals", twist shifters, and those extremely heavy "adjustable" steering stems are common to the category too.
i see those stems beaten and molested into recyclable junk every now and then.
the gel seats tend to lose their covers or peel apart after just a few rides on warm days.
most of the people that buy them shop prices, not good parts.
quite a few get ridden once, then hung on a garage wall... molding fringe still on the tires 5 years later.
"I need new tires!" proclaim the wallflower bike owners, since the TUBES lost air while hanging around for 5 years....