Heltor Chasca
Out-riding the Black Dog
For when the bike needs to be lifted up?
Nope. Front ones provide feet rests for small passengers. Rear ones have red blinkies on them. 👍
For when the bike needs to be lifted up?
No different to road bikes, then. I don't know where you get the idea that wider tyres are "More stable" than narrow ones.Perhaps you are ignoring all the benefits of riding a hybrid like the comfy ride, good value for the spec you pay for, easy instant access to brakes/gears, much more stable on the bike path/road due to wider tyres etc?
Who says road bikes aren't comfortable? I wouldn't have been able to complete several centuries, centuries+, and a double century+ on a road bike that wasn't a comfortable ride. I wouldn't have travelled loaded to Bude and back on a bike that was comfortable. I can easily/instantly access my brakes and gears, unless I've fitted and am riding on my aero bars (which would have the same problem on a hybrid/mtb). I have no issues with stability on my 25mm tyres, and i actually prefer them to the 32mm tyres fitted on my winter bike (which is still a drop bar cx bike, but has discs).Perhaps you are ignoring all the benefits of riding a hybrid like the comfy ride, good value for the spec you pay for, easy instant access to brakes/gears, much more stable on the bike path/road due to wider tyres etc?
Don't know, not me.Who says road bikes aren't comfortable?
I know what I would rather ride on a wet day, down a hill with a bend in the road and it isn't a road bike with skinny slick tyres.No different to road bikes, then. I don't know where you get the idea that wider tyres are "More stable" than narrow ones.
Who says road bikes aren't comfortable?
That's grip, not stability.I know what I would rather ride on a wet day, down a hill with a bend in the road and it isn't a road bike with skinny slick tyres.
It has to be said, if you're bolt upright using a set of North Road style bars, you don't have the slightest need to change hand positions very much, as you'll not be leaning on them very much. That's possibly the next evolution for all my bikes, including the roadie!That people seem to have to wear padded shorts, padded gloves and to avoid pins and needles they need to keep moving their hands around on the bars. All the discussions on saddles. Number of riders who get nerve damage in their hands or neck or back issues. The fact that there is a whole industry around bike fit for road bikes. All these things point to a road bike not being comfortable out of the box.
No different to road bikes, then. I don't know where you get the idea that wider tyres are "More stable" than narrow ones.
I've had scores of road bikes over the years, mainly those I've put together myself but a few shop bikes too. Ten minutes tinkering with the correct position and they've been as comfy as a comfy thing in Comfyland.That people seem to have to wear padded shorts, padded gloves and to avoid pins and needles they need to keep moving their hands around on the bars. All the discussions on saddles. Number of riders who get nerve damage in their hands or neck or back issues. The fact that there is a whole industry around bike fit for road bikes. All these things point to a road bike not being comfortable out of the box.
I hear you, but I'm the opposite, despite a spine made largely of cheese, particularly the Brie discs...Upright is not kind on my back.
No different to road bikes, then. I don't know where you get the idea that wider tyres are "More stable" than narrow ones.