Road or Hybrid

[Arrowfoot]

Get an entry level hybrid and once you cover couple of miles and months, you would have fair idea what you want. The entry level 1st bike will still be there as backup and grunt stuff. Your second bike would now be good investment as it likely to cost more. And I suspect a roadie.

 

[Part time cyclist]

In April this year I opted for the specialised Sirrus after riding an Apollo hardtail MTB best change I have ever made, I have approx 2000 miles on the saddle and have found a new love in cycling again. I would love a road bike but the mods I have made to my Sirrus have made it better to ride.

 

[david k]

Hi all I need your expert opinions on what bike to buy.
I currently do three spinning classes a week and have decided that I would also like to do some proper cycling. I have an old Montain bike but it doesn't perform that well on the road. What are the pros and cons with both bikes.
Many thanks
Jason

depends what you want it for, i have both

road - quick
hybrid-quicker than a MTB, comfy, versatile

it also depends on which road bike and hybrid your thinking about some are similar and some are poles apart

 

[david k]

I really am starting to wonder if a hybrid is something you buy before you know what type of cycling you're going to do. I wish I'd bought a roadie.

i felt like that, but now in this weather i find i still use my hybrid a lot, it also has panniers so is more versatile, leaving my roady for quicker summer rides

 

[I like Skol]

I still believe a hybrid can be a valid purchase in it's own right. If you pick the right one it can be fast and agile while having the luggability and dependability needed by more everyday cycling. I have a sweet roadie which is now tucked up in the garage for the summer rides (kind of like a convertible car bought in a mid life crisis!) and enjoy riding the hybrid for all my rides.

 

[Peteaud]

I still believe a hybrid can be a valid purchase in it's own right. If you pick the right one it can be fast and agile while having the luggability and dependability needed by more everyday cycling. I have a sweet roadie which is now tucked up in the garage for the summer rides (kind of like a convertible car bought in a mid life crisis!) and enjoy riding the hybrid for all my rides.

I love my hybrid, its comfy, reasonably quick and can handle a bit of the rougher stuff. One of my rides this year was a cycle path with about 300 yds of singletrack that was pretty bumpy. I would have been aprehensive on a roadie.

 

[aberal]

A hybrid is the ideal commuting bike - upright position and gears and brakes within easy reach and wider tyres for soaking up urban potholes with braze-ons for rack and mudguards. If you are heading out of town and plan to do bigger mileages - there is nothing quite like a road bike. Lighter and faster, more maneuverable and IMHO a whole lot more fun. But if you can't make up your mind - the suggestion that you go for a cross bike is a good one. Swap the wheels and you change an urban/rough track/off-road bike to a true fast out of towner.