A Hybrid or a Mountain bike?

[rob jones]

I'm a newbie and will be doing mostly road stuff that includes hill - and fairly steep ones. Mountain bikes look far sexier.

What say you?

Only going to be using it for a month and riding about 15 miles a day

 

[defy-one]

A hybrid will be better, as a mountain bike will generally be heavier and have much thicker tyres with lots of knobbly tread on it for grip on loose dirt tracks. The gearing will also be lower . All these things will make it slower on the roads.
A hybrid will have slightly thinner tyres, which are more roadworthy.


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[cyberknight]

MTB suspension absorbs some of your power and the extra weight means you need to work harder ,if your going offroad then a MTB is ok but for road riding/cycle paths etc then your tyres will give you enough cushioning.
Hybrids generally are lighter and faster + are designed for the riding you want to do so why compromise ? If your riding on the road go for a hybrid or a drop bar bike unless you want to be cursing the weight of your bike on every hill.

 

[vickster]

Mountain bikes are sexier?

There are some tasty hybrids out there, some look a little more like roadbikes (e.g. the Specialized Sirrus), some more like MTBs, e.g. the Whyte or Scott bikes

What's your buidget? As others have said, if you are riding on the road not through forests, then a flat bar road bike is better. 15 miles on roads on an MTB will be much slower and more knackering

If you are only using it for a month (?), I'd go second hand, otherwise, you'll lose 20-30% in depreciation

 

[rob jones]

Mountain bikes are sexier?

There are some tasty hybrids out there, some look a little more like roadbikes (e.g. the Specialized Sirrus), some more like MTBs, e.g. the Whyte or Scott bikes

What's your buidget? As others have said, if you are riding on the road not through forests, then a flat bar road bike is better. 15 miles on roads on an MTB will be much slower and more knackering

150 quid. Can you recommend something? I dont want to look like a postman if you know what I mean

Some sexy hybrid please

 

[vickster]

Hmm, £150 is pretty low for anything half decent second hand, where do you live, and how tall are you? Best to look at gumtree and eBay.

I'd be looking for a Specialized Sirrus, Trek 7.1/7.2/7.3 . £200-250 is more realistic

I don't think any modern hybrids look like Postman's bikes, even in red

 

[rob jones]

I'm looking at the Apollo mode 17" hybrid, it was 319 quid now down to 139, the thing is the only reviews I can get are from Halford's who sell the product and like Amazon with the book reviews I'm always a bit sceptical..........

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/...2_1336444117_049106b7d2fd4b09b666b0d112ff7307

 

[vickster]

Apollo = not good, Carrera = much better. That said, I am sure it'll last a month! It would have been £319 for 5 minutes, 6 months ago...

 

[fossala]

I bought a apollo hybrid (veho). It lasted about 100miles then the bottem bracket had to be replaced. Did around 250 more and the cassette had to be replaced along with the chain. After that I just cut my losses and moved on.
FYI when I took it to halfords they said what do you expect with a 180 quid bike!

 

[Gravity Aided]

Having commuted to work 16 miles per day, I'd have to say I much preferred the Giant Cypress Hybrid over my Mountain Bike at the time . Less drag from the wheels, even with skinny tires on the MTB Nishiki . If you've gotta have one bike, make it a hybrid. Best of road and mountain bike worlds .

 

[MrJamie]

Hybrids cover a broad spectrum from flat bar road bikes to front suspension hardtails, most of them dont look like dutch city bikes if thats what youre thinking of as uncool

If hills are the main issue, id say the range of gears (not the number) is pretty important so you have a low enough gear for the hills and you probably want to avoid suspension as it adds weight and saps energy if it cant be locked out for hills.

 

[PaulSecteur]

If you are ticking to your £200 budget, then the Carerra subway will be hard to beat, as its on special

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_810737_langId_-1_categoryId_165534

But you might want ot factor in the cost of some slicker road tyres.

If you can push the budget then this looks good and gets a lot of good reviews from owners...

http://www.specializedconceptstore.co.uk/Detail/12sirrus/sirrus/Sirrus

BUT if you are staying on road then the triban 3 from decathlon is the current budget road bike of choice...

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/triban-3-id_8167038.html

 

[snorri]

Mountain bikes look far sexier.
What say you?

Pervert.

 

[rob jones]

If you are ticking to your £200 budget, then the Carerra subway will be hard to beat, as its on special

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_810737_langId_-1_categoryId_165534

But you might want ot factor in the cost of some slicker road tyres.

If you can push the budget then this looks good and gets a lot of good reviews from owners...

http://www.specializedconceptstore.co.uk/Detail/12sirrus/sirrus/Sirrus

BUT if you are staying on road then the triban 3 from decathlon is the current budget road bike of choice...

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/triban-3-id_8167038.html

Paul, that a lovely looking bike, the Carerra seems to have a good reputation and I'm 100% positive you know more than me, infact my goldfish knows more than me about bikes so I think ill go for it.

Many thanks

Guys: I have an inside leg measurement of 31" and the bike size is 18 (33" leg recommended reqd by their chart) but Ill get away with an inch or two wont I?

 

[Gravity Aided]

Do they make a smaller size ? Too small requires a longer seatpost, but too large requires personal growth . Sometimes, these sizing recommendations vary , and some Carerra ownerswill be able to provide some more insight as to this issue