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Why Pick a Hybrid Bike?

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Submitted 2012-01-03 03:18:36

What makes a hybrid bike? Essentially a hybrid combines those features of mountain and road bikes that most appeal to the leisure cyclist. Those who do the majority of their riding on the road find the wide knobbly tyres and small frame of a real mountain bike hard toil. The other side of the coin is that the narrow tyres and characteristic riding position of a road bike don't suit those who like to venture onto the tracks and trails.
So how are these challenges resolved in a hybrid?
All have flat handlebars. Much better for the leisure cyclist than the drop bars fitted to road bikes. It's simpler to swap hand position regularly for comfort and thickly padded grips soak up shocks.
Semi slick tyres, the thickness being somewhere between road and MTB tyres. These result in reduced rolling resistance for speed on the road, but have enough grip on the side for exploring the grass and gravel. The wheels are customarily road size, 700mm, instead of the 26" rims fitted to mountain bikes.
Either a beefed-up road frame, or an extended MTB frame, depending on what the designer wants to achieve. The frame material is usually aluminium, although carbon is an option for those with deep pockets. Suspension forks feature on many designs. There is frequently a option of mens or womens models.
The gears chosen are commonly a good compromise between hill-climbing and distance-covering ratios.
Now, no compromise can ever be perfect. So you have a choice to make depending on where and how you will be doing the majority of your riding.
Will you be predominantly an on-road rather than an off-road rider? For you, a road-bike influenced design would possibly be the best choice. You would need the rather sleeker frame and narrower tyres that a road-oriented hybrid would offer. To be more comfortable with off-road riding, you would probably look for the designs with suspension forks and wider tyres.
So the ideal bike is probably there for you - just choose carefully. Hybrid bikes offer the best of all worlds for the cyclist who merely wants to get out on the road.

Author Resource:- Check out the Specialized Sirrus or Scott Sportster ranges as great examples of road and trail-friendly hybrids - in-depth reviews from Tern Cycling Reviews.

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