Hybrid for Touring ?
 

Anyone touring with a hybrid ?
Century with a hybrid ?

Is it comfortable? Does it fit you? Can you install a rack to attach bags and carry your gear? Are the wheel strong enough/high enough spoke count to carry the weight? If so, and you like it;:thumb:

What's a hybrid?

I've got a hybrid (Specialized Sirrus) and while I've never tried touring with it, I doubt I would try. I wear a size 13 shoe and its exceptionally difficult to find bags that I can mount on the rear rack without experiencing heel strike issues. I've got a more or less working setup now, but it is using smaller side baskets that sit higher, not what I'd want if I were going to try my hand at touring. Maybe if your feet are smaller or find one with longer chainstays but on mine, for me, it wouldn't be an ideal setup.

So what's the point?

Is a flat pedal, flat bar, IGH, disc brake, rigid fork, tubeless tire contraption a hybrid? If so, yup. That's what I tour on ... that's what I commute on ... that's what I road ride on ... that's what I casual ride on ... that's what I trail ride on.

This guy is a member here but I forget his forum name:

Yes, I ride a hybrid, and I love it. My Giant Liv Rove Lite is sturdy enough to handle everything Humboldt's roads can throw at it, and carry all my stuff.

Hybrids are popular for commuting. If you like it, buy it.

So hybrid is just a biobike.
Seems hard to describe these days ;)

A lot of Europe does. straight bar bikes spawned the Trekking figure 8 bar making, there..

Have been using a european hybrid for commuting, fully loaded bik camping etc.

Coming from Europe (years ago...), still don't understand complete lack of choice of good hybrid bikes (not road-bikes-with-a-flat-bar, but the real thing with MTB gearing) in North America.

North america is an automobile dominated area, in europe the bicycle industry is much older and more people uses other transportation options than owning a car.
Remember the General Motors streetcar conspiracy? This speeded up the transformation from electric transportation towards internal combustion engines.

In germany trekking bikes have been the most popular ones and still are. In english they're called hybrid.
ziv-zweirad.de/fileadmin/redakteure/Downloads/Marktdaten/PK-2018_13-03-2018_Praesentation.pdf

Touring means your arse is in the saddle for a very long time and roads can throw up surprises so think comfort at all times. What might be a good commuter bike for those short trips may not be ideal when you are in the saddle many hours. You don't want to be constantly reminded your arse is hurting when you are trying to enjoy the scenery as you cycle. Think about where your touring and also what reliability issues the bike might throw up, i.e. low end drivetrain, thin 700c wheels, brakes and suspension etc. Keep it strong and simple with comfort as the no.1 priority.

Here is a touring bike meant for long tours in poor conditions.

http://www.thorncycles.co.uk/imagema...t&w=1499&h=650

High quality steel frame, super strong 26" wheels, decent freehub based drivetrain, large profile tyres etc.

I would prefer an Adventure bike. Maybe a Giant Tough road.

Germany makes great bicycles .
Some of their eBikes are sold here , but I don't see their peddle bikes .

This hybrid looks perfect for light touring :
https://www.pelagobicycles.com/bicyc...o-outback.html
Unfortunately , it's not available in USA .

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When the hybrid bike was 'invented' in the '80s, they were sometimes described as either skinny-tired mountain bikes or flat bar road bikes.
Of course, a hybrid can be influenced by a variety of bike styles/features.

So many good choices these days, lots.

I put drop bars, and a few other mods on my Hybrid, and have done two century rides on it, and perhaps about 1000 miles so far this year on it. :)

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I ride a hybrid wise guy.Very clean and neat look.

Don't disagree manufacturers start having more hybrids in their northamerican catalogues , but still don't understand why big brands like Trek, Cannondale or Giant don't offer well equiped models like X700, Tesoro or FastCity they sell in Europe over here.