Modding into Hybrid
04-06-20, 07:35 PM
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Modding into Hybrid
Hello,
I like C&V. And also like Hybrid styles. I see that Cannondale didn't make Hybrids in the later years.
How can mod this Black Lightning into a Hybrid? What makes a bike Hybrid? Sorry new to this. Still going thru the forums for information.
Seller made a sweet deal on this. He claims to be 87. But not sure. I'm planning to pick up this weekend
Thanks members!!!
Cannondale Black Lightning
I like C&V. And also like Hybrid styles. I see that Cannondale didn't make Hybrids in the later years.
How can mod this Black Lightning into a Hybrid? What makes a bike Hybrid? Sorry new to this. Still going thru the forums for information.
Seller made a sweet deal on this. He claims to be 87. But not sure. I'm planning to pick up this weekend
Thanks members!!!
Cannondale Black Lightning
04-07-20, 07:37 PM
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The images don't come through but, based on some quick internet searching, the Cannondale Black Lighting was a full-on road bike. You could turn this into a so-called "flat bar road bike" with a flat or riser bar and brake levers and shifters that'll work with your current brakes and drivetrain. The definition of a "hybrid" is so broad, and so variable over time, that it's not particularly relevant to try to define it. Back in the day of your Black Lightning, a "hybrid" was usually a bike with a mountain bike style frame and handlebar, but with 700c road wheels (back when mountain bikes had 26" wheels). There is a niche of "hybrid" bikes today often called "flat bar road bikes", and you can do an older version of a current theme with this bike.
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04-07-20, 10:43 PM
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Great! Thanks for your helpful insight. I will be doing more research thru the forum 
The images don't come through but, based on some quick internet searching, the Cannondale Black Lighting was a full-on road bike. You could turn this into a so-called "flat bar road bike" with a flat or riser bar and brake levers and shifters that'll work with your current brakes and drivetrain. The definition of a "hybrid" is so broad, and so variable over time, that it's not particularly relevant to try to define it. Back in the day of your Black Lightning, a "hybrid" was usually a bike with a mountain bike style frame and handlebar, but with 700c road wheels (back when mountain bikes had 26" wheels). There is a niche of "hybrid" bikes today often called "flat bar road bikes", and you can do an older version of a current theme with this bike.
