Of Hybrids and Road Bikes
Sesquepidilian
Posts: 83
Hey cycle peeps;
My question is can a hybrid do a passable imperession of a either a road bike or a mountain bike with a few choice modifications ?
I've been riding a jalopy old mountain bike for about 5 weeks, doing about 10 miles a day, mostly on roads but the roads are so bad some are really just a massive mess of broken tarmac and potholes, and up some steep gradiants in places. I really fancy a road bike but I'm not overly bothered about top speed or distance.
So, for example, could I chuck some skinny tyres and drop handlebars on and make it into a passable roadbike, then replace the straight bars and some knobblies and make it into a passable mountain bike ?
A Friend has a Specialised Hardrock which I had a quick go on and felt it too chunky (not tall, just wide) and I really didn't like the suspension on the forks.
My initial budget is fairly low at ~£400, more than the £200 I had originally imagined lol.
edit: oh I did a search but only found a brief Q&A in the FAQ here.
My question is can a hybrid do a passable imperession of a either a road bike or a mountain bike with a few choice modifications ?
I've been riding a jalopy old mountain bike for about 5 weeks, doing about 10 miles a day, mostly on roads but the roads are so bad some are really just a massive mess of broken tarmac and potholes, and up some steep gradiants in places. I really fancy a road bike but I'm not overly bothered about top speed or distance.
So, for example, could I chuck some skinny tyres and drop handlebars on and make it into a passable roadbike, then replace the straight bars and some knobblies and make it into a passable mountain bike ?
A Friend has a Specialised Hardrock which I had a quick go on and felt it too chunky (not tall, just wide) and I really didn't like the suspension on the forks.
My initial budget is fairly low at ~£400, more than the £200 I had originally imagined lol.
edit: oh I did a search but only found a brief Q&A in the FAQ here.
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You need a cross bike then you can get a spare set of wheels with proper road tyres.0
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This is what my Chris Boardman Hybrid started out like although mine is a 2008
A set of drops full mudguards now instead of crud catchers, Shimano sora gear /brake levers Shimano rear mech and this week I removed the disc bakes so I could fit Mavic CXP 22 wheels and cantilever brales. I haven't got a picture of the latest mod but this is just after I fitted the drops. It does a pretty good impression of a road bike wouldn't be too good as a MTB as big tyres wouldn't fit the frame behind the BB as it's only wide enough for a 35mm tyre. It keeps up with road bikes ok though. I used it as my winter hack and will keep to use when the roads are crappy or wet.
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putting cross tyres and drops on the hybrid might look ok depending on what the frame looks like...
slam the stem, and maybe get a longer one and it might do quite a good impersonation of a cross bike.0
