Can you ride a ridged hybrid bike on light trail?

[Soup890]

Hi guys and girls, I was just wondering if it is possible to ride a ridged hybrid bike on light trail.

 

[vickster]

Yes of course, you may need to modify your speed, especially if the conditions are wet or mucky

What bike is it? What tyres does it wear?

 

[HLaB]

From what I've seen you can ride any bike on any course, just some bikes are better than others. A rugid hybrid would be ideal on a light trail.

 

[Soup890]

Yes of course, you may need to modify your speed, especially if the conditions are wet or mucky

What bike is it? What tyres does it wear?

Specalized sirrus sport with 27 gears with 700cc tyres

 

[tribanjules]

Just pop some more meatier treaded 700's on and enjoy !

 

[Exile]

I take mine on some pretty rough and rutted trails around here, although most of them are signed as A roads

In all seriousness though, it shouldn't be a problem. I've taken my non-sussed hybrid through some less than ideal terrain, and the worst I've ended up with is mud over everything. You probably don't want to be thrashing it around some of the tougher MTB trails, but for a bit of off-roading you should be fine.

 

[Gravity Aided]

I would agree, but run some 700x35s or so in case you encounter sharp rock or gravel. Took a Giant Nutra through some very dodgy paths here and had few problems.

 

[I like Skol]

A rigid hybrid on off-road tracks! I wouldn't.....

http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/trans-pennine-trail-whats-it-like.140534/#post-2677666

(I'm the one in the yellow shirt on the rigid hybrid with panniers and mudguards)

 

[Gravity Aided]

Looks like fun.

 

[HLaB]

FWIW my old sirrus sports would and has handled light tracks but it isn't comfortable on them, its more of a road orientated hybrid.

 

[T4tomo]

Its not the lack of suspension that will be your problem - there was a time before suspension forks were invented and people rode off road. anyone remember BMX?

 

[wiggydiggy]

A rigid hybrid on off-road tracks! I wouldn't.....

http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/trans-pennine-trail-whats-it-like.140534/#post-2677666

(I'm the one in the yellow shirt on the rigid hybrid with panniers and mudguards)

Ive done that exact route, twice, once on x35 and once once on x32 both rigid hybrids and was fine no issues.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I have a Sirrus and ride it down unpaved towpaths, I've even taken it across fields and it was fine. I have 28s' tyre wise on it

 

[Gravity Aided]

Its not the lack of suspension that will be your problem - there was a time before suspension forks were invented and people rode off road. anyone remember BMX?

Or the first several years of mountain biking. Those original mountain bikers, Gary Fisher, Tom Ritchey, Joe Breezer were all using old Schwinn Excelsiors, then getting a ride back up the fire road at Mt. Tam to ride it again.