Making My Hybrid more road friendly?
07-14-14, 09:41 AM
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That is true, but I can easily keep up with my riding buddies on road bikes on our rides. My hybrid is much heavier than their road bikes, I have around 4 lbs of additional gear on my bike, and I'm not a skinny ass like most of them. We ride for pleasure, so average speed is somewhere between 16 and 17 on unpaved and hilly terrain. I absolutely hate riding on a road bikes, and position is not comfortable at all. My hybrid is a hybrid between hybrid and a road bike, and I love it. It gives me an option for a fast riding when wanted, or to explore unpaved, overgrown trails when needed. I think road bikes are only for speed oriented riders, while hybrids are more for fun, touring and exploring.
My hybrid is also more of a road-hybrid than a mountain bike-hybrid, and the change to narrower tires was a big plus in improving the road ride. Bike definitely feels quicker and more nimble.
That said, I'm probably going to add a road bike some time soon - yet I wouldn't necessarily consider myself primarily a speed-oriented rider. Sure, I'd like to carry more speed over distance, but going longer distances comfortably - with a greater ability to vary hand and riding position, as well as tuck down into a more aerodynamic position when riding into a headwind - are also goals.
I expect that I'll really enjoy having both. If I were forced to have just one bike, however, it would probably be a higher-end full carbon hybrid.
07-14-14, 11:10 AM
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Not every one can tolerate a drop bar road bike. You can buy a mid to high end performance hybrid bike which is basically a road bike frame with flat bars. And that will make 90% of pootlers happy - they're not looking to go racing, they just want to ride fast on the road.
07-14-14, 11:25 AM
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I'm with you for the most part. Certainly road bikes aren't for everyone, despite the central premise of some regular posters on the hybrid forum who believe that everyone ultimately wants a road bike, with hybrid purchases relegated to "mistakes" made by newbies.
My hybrid is also more of a road-hybrid than a mountain bike-hybrid, and the change to narrower tires was a big plus in improving the road ride. Bike definitely feels quicker and more nimble.
That said, I'm probably going to add a road bike some time soon - yet I wouldn't necessarily consider myself primarily a speed-oriented rider. Sure, I'd like to carry more speed over distance, but going longer distances comfortably - with a greater ability to vary hand and riding position, as well as tuck down into a more aerodynamic position when riding into a headwind - are also goals.
I expect that I'll really enjoy having both. If I were forced to have just one bike, however, it would probably be a higher-end full carbon hybrid.
My hybrid is also more of a road-hybrid than a mountain bike-hybrid, and the change to narrower tires was a big plus in improving the road ride. Bike definitely feels quicker and more nimble.
That said, I'm probably going to add a road bike some time soon - yet I wouldn't necessarily consider myself primarily a speed-oriented rider. Sure, I'd like to carry more speed over distance, but going longer distances comfortably - with a greater ability to vary hand and riding position, as well as tuck down into a more aerodynamic position when riding into a headwind - are also goals.
I expect that I'll really enjoy having both. If I were forced to have just one bike, however, it would probably be a higher-end full carbon hybrid.
07-14-14, 12:19 PM
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I can see getting something like a 7.7Fx next. New ones are basically a Domane 4 series frame with a flat bar. Comes with 25c tires.
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