jnb
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Just been browsing through various websites to look for costs and options for a new bike for someone who's not very experienced.
So I went to evans cycles and did a search on Dawes and started looking in ascending price. Ignoring the ones which have no mudguards, panniers etc their first option is a "hybrid". Specifically this - http://www.evanscycles.com/products/dawes/consulate-2009-hybrid-bike-ec018639?query=dawes.
Not actually something I'd be looking at but it made me wonder why is this a "hybrid" bike? As far as I can see it's just a fairly old fashioned bike with nothing that special about it, OK it's not a racer, or a mountain bike, or a tourer but why then is it not just a "bike"?
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/dawes/consulate-2009-hybrid-bike-ec018639?query=dawes
So I went to evans cycles and did a search on Dawes and started looking in ascending price. Ignoring the ones which have no mudguards, panniers etc their first option is a "hybrid". Specifically this - http://www.evanscycles.com/products/dawes/consulate-2009-hybrid-bike-ec018639?query=dawes.
Not actually something I'd be looking at but it made me wonder why is this a "hybrid" bike? As far as I can see it's just a fairly old fashioned bike with nothing that special about it, OK it's not a racer, or a mountain bike, or a tourer but why then is it not just a "bike"?
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/dawes/consulate-2009-hybrid-bike-ec018639?query=dawes