I was wondering how easy it is to pedal a road bike.
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Depending on what you now have and call hybrid, there's going to be a small or hardly any difference.
Most of the difference comes from body position, something that can be greatly enhanced on a hybrid too by simply lowering your handlebar and optionally getting an aerobar.
The bike itself has very little to do with it.
If you want to go fast: get lower and HTFU and pedal harder.
Getting better tires and improving cadence will also help.
Most of the difference comes from body position, something that can be greatly enhanced on a hybrid too by simply lowering your handlebar and optionally getting an aerobar.
The bike itself has very little to do with it.
If you want to go fast: get lower and HTFU and pedal harder.
Getting better tires and improving cadence will also help.
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OP, I'd advise you to go to a bike shop and test ride one. I did and ended up spending way too much money on a new road bike!
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Haha, that's interesting... maybe I should. Bad thing was I did try one but I couldn't go anywhere else except the carpark, didn't really get use to the drops either but it was light and accelerates lighting fast. Hmmm I should go try one again.
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I echo everything RookieRoadie said!-- The comparison between road and MTB is N & D!! But no matter what you ride, it is nice to have a bike computer. It allows to push yourself when your ave is dropping over longer distances( i.e.: being more cognoscente of your wkout) and it's great for logging your miles & trip distances to and from places. You sound like you have the desire for one, so it'll just be a matter of time until you own one!
Hmmm, you can go too far the other way though, maybe a little tighter wouldn't hurt? In answer to the original question, I found the difference between my road and mtn bike to be like night and day (my old bike was pretty cheap though ) acceleration, in particular, was much greater and I discovered that riding up hills at more than a snail's pace was indeed possible! You might find less of a difference between a road bike and your hybrid, but I'd expect it to be faster all the way around nonetheless.
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It doesn't matter what you ride, going fast hurts.
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I doubt a drop bar is going to work on a mtn bike like frame, I've dropped the angle of the stem by reversing it and that has helped slightly. Being on a single speed gear ratio of 35 x 17 when I try to catch up to a lot of road riders I tend to be spinning to fast, thought of getting it changed to a 16 cog maybe.
This is my hybrid when I used it for a TT race:
I can assure you this is one fast hybrid
OP: make sure you do a couple of test rides on a dropbar roadbike before making the jump to buy one ... some people like 'em and some people don't.
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3circles: Yea maybe I'll look back into cat eye for a simple cycle computer or something close to it.
Pdedas: Still going faster is always better, I love speed.
AdelaaR: LOL, awesome bike do you take it off road ever? or you just swap the wheels to bigger ones cause it seems like it would fit.
Pdedas: Still going faster is always better, I love speed.
AdelaaR: LOL, awesome bike do you take it off road ever? or you just swap the wheels to bigger ones cause it seems like it would fit.
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You do know that if he transposes a few numbers, 21 becomes 12 and 12 kph is 7 mph. 21 kph seems pretty realistic.
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With those cyclocross tires I definately take it offroad
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I'll echo 5-10% improvement based on my own experience switching from a road-style flat bar hybrid to an enduro-style road bike about 500 miles ago.
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Dude, you have a triple and an 'aero bar'. Pick one.
The other has to go.
We're not even going to talk about the suspension...
The other has to go.
We're not even going to talk about the suspension...
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I might put my discwheel on it just to annoy you even more
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Hi guys, I ride a cheap hybrid and it's pretty heavy, flat bar and not so skinny tires. I run toe clips on it and I average about 21km/h. I was wondering when you guys are pushing hard for 30km how fast are you guys averaging? just wondering cause I have thought of getting a road bike for long distances and pretty much for the speed =D.
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OP~
Flip your stem angle down and move the spacers to the top. Get a 43 or 45 chainring, keep the 17 in the back. My Sirrus Sport (sold now... sniff sniff) was set up single speed, 43 x 18, and could cruise on paved roads in the 18 to 19mph, spin out in the low 20's (NOT KPH). A chain ring is way cheaper than a bike, at least in the US.
And cut your bar width down. For no reason other than you can.
Flip your stem angle down and move the spacers to the top. Get a 43 or 45 chainring, keep the 17 in the back. My Sirrus Sport (sold now... sniff sniff) was set up single speed, 43 x 18, and could cruise on paved roads in the 18 to 19mph, spin out in the low 20's (NOT KPH). A chain ring is way cheaper than a bike, at least in the US.
And cut your bar width down. For no reason other than you can.
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Hi guys, I ride a cheap hybrid and it's pretty heavy, flat bar and not so skinny tires. I run toe clips on it and I average about 21km/h. I was wondering when you guys are pushing hard for 30km how fast are you guys averaging? just wondering cause I have thought of getting a road bike for long distances and pretty much for the speed =D.
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It can . . . but I've been riding a road bike for six years, and I just bought my first pair of clipless shoes yesterday. I have one pair of padde cycling shorts and a helmet; the rest of what I wear on the bike is just the shorts, pants, t-shirts and sweat shirts and golf shirts I would be wearing otherwise. Even my sunglasses and clear lenses are my shooting glasses.
Now, all that said, I did just buy those shoes, and I'm about to drop more money on cold-weather tights, shoe covers, and gloves. So, you know, maybe I should say you can hold out for awhile against the inevitable.
Now, all that said, I did just buy those shoes, and I'm about to drop more money on cold-weather tights, shoe covers, and gloves. So, you know, maybe I should say you can hold out for awhile against the inevitable.
you will be assimilated, resistance is futile!!
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Interesting replied haha, yes I have flipped the stem and cut the bars by an inch because i found them too big for me. I was wondering if the height of your seat affect aero dynamics? Cause I was riding the other day with my seat at it's lowest position forgot to adjust. It was windy and surprisingly I found it easier to fight the wind. Just what I noticed got no proof to support my point lol.
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O yes! You will be so fast that you'll soon get a parachute that says 'Meep meep!' as you speed away. Just watch out for acme anvils!