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[Sands of Time]

Are you pleased with it after a few day's playing?

I doubt anything has fallen off (apart from the rider).

HYBRID= road use with a little off road. Gears & Tyres set so you get OK performance on road (higher gears, slicker tyres).

MTB - poor on road (Knobbly tyres and low gears) best off road.

reason I selected a hybrid is MTB resilience with OK road speed (still lose out to racer bikes).

Yes - I got a Specialized Hard Rock MTB - very light - £450 (recommended here)

I couldn't justify a £1000 on the other one I was looking at.

Also got a helmet, car rack, lock, lights, gel saddle, pump... etc etc - cost nearly as much as the bike!

Evans Cycles were very good - young guy didn't laugh too much when I told him I haven't really cycled this century!

Haven't fallen off... yet.

Just ridden round a local lake - loads of MTB trails near where I live, but I do need to get my stamina up!

Knackering - new muscles found!

Ar$s hurts, even with a gel saddle.

ALSO... I 'could' cycle to new gig - only found out this week.

All good...


Cheers!


Tone

[vetran]

As I'm somewhat rotund and portley - it has to be strong.

I'm off to Evans on Saturday to have a peddle round the car park.


What are the main differences between a HYBRID and MTB?

I'll mainly be using it on cycle routes and a little bit rough stuff in the woods - I want it to be robust enough to handle me and my packed lunch.



Tone

Are you pleased with it after a few day's playing?

I doubt anything has fallen off (apart from the rider).

HYBRID= road use with a little off road. Gears & Tyres set so you get OK performance on road (higher gears, slicker tyres).

MTB - poor on road (Knobbly tyres and low gears) best off road.

reason I selected a hybrid is MTB resilience with OK road speed (still lose out to racer bikes).

[BrilloPad]

Into Euston, 2 Tubes and then out again - not really.

Plus I'd rather not ride in London as yet!


Tone

Is the barclays cycle hire a possibility? They are very good bikes for London - heavy but finely balanced. A friend had a crash with one - came off very badly but the barclays bike untouched.

[Spacecadet]

Effectively, you get the speed and weight of a road bike, a better riding position, and the better control, and durability of a MTB

Bigger tyres than a road bike, less chunky than MTB

many more moons ago they used to make some hybrids with road bike diameter wheels for more efficient use of your energy

[doodab]

What are the main differences between a HYBRID and MTB?

There are degrees of hybrid ranging from trail bikes that are a lot like mountain bikes with slightly thinner tires and lighter weight suspension to city bikes with slick skinny tyres and no suspension at all.

Something like this is very much road oriented with 700C wheels, road bike components and no suspension.

Specialized Sirrus Limited 2012 Hybrid Bike | Evans Cycles

While this is much more towards the "lightweight mountain bike" end of the spectrum

Ghost Cross 9000 2012 Hybrid Bike | Evans Cycles

An MTB will have fatter knobblier tires and more capable suspension with e.g. 4-5 inches of travel rather than 2-3. The frame geometry and riding position might be a bit more relaxed and easy to control off road as well.

[Sands of Time]

Is train plus bike doable?

Into Euston, 2 Tubes and then out again - not really.

Plus I'd rather not ride in London as yet!


Tone

[Sands of Time]

Effectively, you get the speed and weight of a road bike, a better riding position, and the better control, and durability of a MTB

Bigger tyres than a road bike, less chunky than MTB

I'm grateful to the honourable contractor!



Tone

[Zoiderman]

What are the main differences between a HYBRID and MTB?


Tone

Effectively, you get the speed and weight of a road bike, a better riding position, and the better control, and durability of a MTB

Bigger tyres than a road bike, less chunky than MTB

[Sysman]

Any trouble with current client being 80 miles from home???

Is train plus bike doable?

[Sands of Time]

I'm a big boy and I really like my Specialized Hard Rock, they don't break under the full weight of my lovin.


Also you can get some nice second hand ones, bad paint job later and no one wants it!

Get stuffed - D lock & Chain seem to help too.

As I'm somewhat rotund and portley - it has to be strong.

I'm off to Evans on Saturday to have a peddle round the car park.


What are the main differences between a HYBRID and MTB?

I'll mainly be using it on cycle routes and a little bit rough stuff in the woods - I want it to be robust enough to handle me and my packed lunch.



Tone

[vetran]

I'm a big boy and I really like my Specialized Hard Rock, they don't break under the full weight of my lovin.


Also you can get some nice second hand ones, bad paint job later and no one wants it!

Get stuffed - D lock & Chain seem to help too.

[BlasterBates]

Indeed....I checked on their website I could only see they listed the Riverside 7 which is the expensive one. Maybe they've phased out the 5. There was a 4 which I found too basic, which was even cheaper.

[Sands of Time]

I got a Btwin Riverside 5 I think. Cost about £200 and very good.

The way I look at it is this, when it's so cheap you don't care it if it gets stolen, but even though it's cheap the quality is really excellent. They sell expensive bikes as well, but the frame appears to be the same, which is the main thing, just more gizmo's on it. This bike is great for trekking.

Go Outdoors?

[BlasterBates]

I got a Btwin Riverside 5 I think. Cost about £200 and very good.

The way I look at it is this, when it's so cheap you don't care it if it gets stolen, but even though it's cheap the quality is really excellent. They sell expensive bikes as well, but the frame appears to be the same, which is the main thing, just more gizmo's on it. This bike is great for trekking.

[Lockhouse]

Trek 7.3fx £350-450. Bulletproof hybrid but quite light with good quality fittings.