Hybrid vs Road.

[mjr]

A shorthand for "Old-ish roadbike from the time before compact geometry". My LHT is steel (and has a horizontal top tube)

Does it have steel rims? That's what I've got and was referring to.

 

[mjr]

But wouldn't that leave you with a road bike?

Not quite. The geometry will probably be more relaxed than current road bikes, it'll take fatter tyres and guards, have MTB gearing (unless you change a lot of parts) and so on. It'll probably still be heavier, but I suspect that doesn't matter as much as most other differences.

 

[KneesUp]

But wouldn't that leave you with a road bike?

Not really - it leaves you with a do-anything bike - heavier and more comfortable than a road bike, but sturdier and much less steal-able :

 

[bpsmith]

So let's all buy rubbish bikes that nobody wants to steal then @KneesUp?

 

[KneesUp]

What?

 

[bpsmith]

What?

What's the link with those mods and it being less steal-able? I assumed you meant that nobody would want it?

 

[KneesUp]

What's the link with those mods and it being less steal-able? I assumed you meant that nobody would want it?

Ah I see - no, it's less steal-able because I painted it myself in a silly colour. With a 1" paintbrush and no patience Also because it's not got stickers all over it proclaiming who made all the parts, and it has un-cool things like bar-end shifters. And there's no bar tape

 

[shouldbeinbed]

the only time I really notice a huge difference between roadie and hybrid is going into a big headwind and the facility to hunker down on the drops and present far less big flat expanse of chest to be pushed against.

 

[John the Monkey]

Does it have steel rims? That's what I've got and was referring to.

Blimey, no.

My first bike did, and I'm not going there again. Especially not on a rainy day.

 

[Racing roadkill]

I forget whether the tyre and handlebar types of the hybrid that's 5mph slower have been mentioned. Putting easier rolling tyres and more aero bars on, plus maybe removing/replacing heavyweight parts, may reduce that 5mph.

Too much of a faff, I've gone to more free rolling tyres than the knobbly' s it came with, it's nicer to ride, but not quicker. I don't want to put a skinnier wheel set on it, that would make it twitchy on the paths and trails.

 

[Racing roadkill]

Why restrict fixed/single speed to short rides?

I once rode a Brompton from Southampton to Brompton road in London, and back again, in a day, for a giggle. So indeed the fixie needn't be exclusively for short hops, but lack of gears, and skinnier wheelsets, mean it would be about as useful as a fruit bat in a petting zoo.

 

[vickster]

lack of gears + skinny wheels - depends what you want - ok it's probably not a substitute for a full sus MTB unless a complete nutter, but I have to say for my usual rides, my SS is as good as my roadbikes or hybrid (flat, urban, 15 miles or so). The only issue is I want to keep it light so no guards or rack - the Whyte or Genesis come out if needed depending on task in hand

Fruit bats are kind of cute - more so than most rodents!

 

[Racing roadkill]

lack of gears + skinny wheels - depends what you want - ok it's probably not a substitute for a full sus MTB unless a complete nutter, but I have to say for my usual rides, my SS is as good as my roadbikes or hybrid (flat, urban, 15 miles or so). The only issue is I want to keep it light so no guards or rack - the Whyte or Genesis come out if needed depending on task in hand

Fruit bats are kind of cute - more so than most rodents!

True, but most rodents won't give you a dose that'll make your eyes bleed, and result in an unpleasant death.

 

[ayceejay]

If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know.
Louis Armstrong
I think this could equally apply to this question

 

[raleighnut]

If I could only keep one of my bikes it'd be the Ridgeback 'Tange CrMo' Hybrid, even over the Carlton ,Worksop 531 Raleigh or the 653 framed TT bike, by far the most versatile (mind you only the frame and forks are original but then it is 20 or so years old)