What do you think of first when you see this word?
The "Hybrids" we sell today are upright riding comfort bikes with tires from 700x35 to 45.
When they were first introduced, they were road bikes with slightly larger tires and mountain bike bars and drivetrains.
Recently a sub-class has returned to the original notion, albeit with road bike drivetrains (like Giant's Cypress SX or Specialized's Sirrus.)
My "Hybrid" has a high-geared XT drivetrain and really fat 700x45 tires (they look more like 700x50.) In reality, it's closer to a 29 inch bike with slick tires.
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What do you think of first when you see this word?
The "Hybrids" we sell today are upright riding comfort bikes with tires from 700x35 to 45.
When they were first introduced, they were road bikes with slightly larger tires and mountain bike bars and drivetrains.
Recently a sub-class has returned to the original notion, albeit with road bike drivetrains (like Giant's Cypress SX or Specialized's Sirrus.)
My "Hybrid" has a high-geared XT drivetrain and really fat 700x45 tires (they look more like 700x50.) In reality, it's closer to a 29 inch bike with slick tires.
"it's closer to a 29 inch bike" Ya had to say it didn't you. :-) The image I get when someone says "hybrid" is essentially a cyclocross bike. Drop bars, 700 x 35 knobbies, and canti. brakes. I considered getting years ago when a lot of the roads NE of Boulder, CO, where I used to ride, were dirt. Monique can tell you, they've all been paved with subdivisions now. :-(
The Nelson Paradigm wrote: Giant's Cypress SX or Specialized's Sirrus.)
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My "Hybrid" has a high-geared XT drivetrain and really fat 700x45 tires (they look more like 700x50.) In reality, it's closer to a 29 inch bike with slick tires.
SEEE!!!! we were SO cool, we were cool before cool was cool.
"it's closer to a 29 inch bike" Ya had to say it didn't you. :-) The image I get when someone says "hybrid" is essentially a cyclocross bike. Drop bars, 700 x 35 knobbies, and canti. brakes. I considered getting years ago when a lot of the roads NE of Boulder, CO, where I used to ride, were dirt. Monique can tell you, they've all been paved with subdivisions now. :-(
I haven't seen a true dirt road around here ... unless you count Teller Farm, I suppose.
"it's closer to a 29 inch bike" Ya had to say it didn't you. :-) The image I get when someone says "hybrid" is essentially a cyclocross bike. Drop bars, 700 x 35 knobbies, and canti. brakes. I considered getting years ago when a lot of the roads NE of Boulder, CO, where I used to ride, were dirt. Monique can tell you, they've all been paved with subdivisions now. :-(
I haven't seen a true dirt road around here ... unless you count Teller Farm, I suppose.
Used to be a lot of them between Longmont and Hwy 36. This was around 1990 though.
