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Dropping The "H" bomb

so then, times come when i see and want.
while fannying on sorting new pads for my bike, i seen a Hybrid, does anyone have any experience of these mountain bike look a likeys with thin wheels?
would it be a wise investment for commuting and going on miles and miles rides.

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Permalink Reply by psycho on March 1, 2009 at 6:19pm: stick with a decent xc bike as a hybrid is just a compromise of road and xc and is better than niether.

road miles road bike
fun miles x/c bike

as for any commute knock up an old skool hardtail with a few bombproof parts and you're sorted; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Reg Hollis on March 1, 2009 at 6:22pm: i currently just have a HardTail, but seen a hybrid and liked the look of it, and thought i'd be to get the speed up on the commutes and do more climbs.
was saving up to get a little motorbike so might keep the pennies for that.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by MARK on March 1, 2009 at 7:15pm: Gotta agree with psycho,hybrids are neither summat or nowt. Just a flat handlebarred road bike. At least with a xc bike you've got the option of either on or off road. Cyclocross bikes maybe a better bet.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Reg Hollis on March 1, 2009 at 7:35pm: cyclo-cross eh?
see plan is (without telling "those in charge" haha) is to have a Hardtail, a Speed bike and a Ful sus type thing in time for summer.
i might ask in evans if i can have a blast on the hybrid see if i really do get "the speed" i think i might, if not im tempted to just buy a cheap ass roadie.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by shark on March 1, 2009 at 9:53pm: i use a hardtail for commuting put landcruiser tyres on and its preety good on road and off; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Chunky on March 1, 2009 at 9:58pm: I used slicks on my boardman to commute to work 28 mile all in, but wasn't doing much off road, why not get a cheap set of wheels put slicks on and do that? saves changing tyres all the time...and a lot cheaper.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Reg Hollis on March 1, 2009 at 10:03pm: Chunky said:
I used slicks on my boardman to commute to work 28 mile all in, but wasn't doing much off road, why not get a cheap set of wheels put slicks on and do that? saves changing tyres all the time...and a lot cheaper.

that was one idea, but i'd have to get the same rotors etc.
this bike i seen is like £299 which is probably not much more in the end. just a cheap one Scott Evo i think it is.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by earthworm jim on March 1, 2009 at 10:12pm: just put the money towards a full susser or the motorbike you want. Dont bother waisting £££ on a hybrid; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Reg Hollis on March 1, 2009 at 10:23pm: earthworm jim said:
just put the money towards a full susser or the motorbike you want. Dont bother waisting £££ on a hybrid

yep, i guess.
in theory i can just burn it like hell on this, and maybe get some slicks for the summer when im bike ride bike riding.
i need to get rid of my kenda nevegals anyways, as i physically want to murder when i have to try to get them off.
its bloody horrible.

motorbike is to get me off the damn busses, before again i hit some little radgie lol.
full susser, summer thing i think, ill see how it goes.; ▶ Reply to This