How to differentiate!!
- Thread starter alok
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road bikes ride on the road and hybrid bikes ride on hybrids ???????
or maybe not.
road bikes are for racing and not for comfort
hybrid bikes are for leisure and not for racing
mtb bikes are for kids and not for adults
Spinney
Bimbleur extraordinaire
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- Back up north
See this thread:
https://www.cyclechat.net/
https://www.cyclechat.net/
GrasB
Veteran
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- Nr Cambridge
Not even close! A hybrid is now a term used for a bike that doesn't really sit in one of the classical bike categories. You get all kinds of hybrids, some which are little more than a road bike with flat handle bars & V or disc brakes (See the Boardman Hybrid, I ride one of these on a daily basis & this really is a peer to a normal road bike in terms of feel & all but flat out must-win performance terms). You'll also find bikes which are basically a hardtail MTB with narrow (for an MTB) rims & wearing skinny tyres. There are also a raft of bikes in between (take a look at the Ridgeback Rapide & Rapide Equip lines). City bikes, such as the Ridgeback Metro series, are often refereed to as 'hybrids'. Then what to make of bikes like the Trek Portland, they're not a road bike, certainly not a mountain bike nor a crosser & certainly don't fit into the touring bike class.
HJ
Cycling in Scotland
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- Auld Reekie
All of these terms are just sales pitch, there are no strict rules as to what any of these bikes are... 
mcshroom
Bionic Subsonic
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- Egremont, Cumbria
HJ
Cycling in Scotland
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- Auld Reekie
But I have recently seen cross bikes such as the Genesis Croix de Fer described as a "Hybrid bike"!!
Having just started cycling myself a few months ago, and asking the same question - the best option is to decide what sort of riding you want to do - and then look around for a bike that best meets those requirements.
Martin
