Originally Posted by
wroomwroomoops
2 questions to both ralphm2k and Negative Force:
1st: would you agree that a comfort bike is one where the position is more upright?
2nd question: would you agree that a comfort bike is one that offers a less-harsh ride, perhaps by using fatter tires, sacrificing some performance?
I assume you mean "more" and "less" as opposed to a conventional road bike geometry.
1st: Yes
2nd: Yes
But that's an entirely non-qualifying answer, considering that you would also answer "yes" when describing a touring bike, a cyclo-cross bike, a flat-bar road bike (such as the Trek Soho), a conventional hybrid (such as the Trek 7000 series), a mountain bike, an urban hardtail or a long-distance oriented road bike (such as the Trek Pilot series).
This is a prime example of the differences between correlation and causation, and your questions don't lead anywhere useful.