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Old 08-10-12, 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by kearnybiker
Wow, that's a GOOD looking bike!
Agreed it's tempting to look into importing one. I'm loving this thread and this bike proves one thing if anyone thinks hybrids are boring then they just aren't looking hard enough.
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Originally Posted by Otter 718
Nothing pretties up a bike like trekking bars. Mine:


They don't all have to be flat bar road bikes. To me, the major limiting factor in most hybrids' appearance is a cheap crankset.
Otter I can tell you have a good quality camera your pic's come out really good.
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Originally Posted by jbchybridrider
Otter I can tell you have a good quality camera your pic's come out really good.

Or maybe he has good photo techniques??
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Originally Posted by adamhenry
Or maybe he has good photo techniques??
OK a good camera and good technique. They both go hand in hand.
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Great bikes!

Have to admit - outside the US the hybrids appear to be much more trail oriented with higher end components. I'm working either a CX bike myself, or converting a CX to straight bar to get what it apears you have

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Old 08-11-12, 08:20 AM
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With some saddle and bar height adjustments could this be the ultimate all round bike. A flat bar Cyclocrosser?

Guerciotti Trekker.

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Originally Posted by Wardman
Great bikes1

Have to admit - outside the US the hybrids appear to be much more trail oriented with higher end components. I'm working either a CX bike myself, or converting a CX to straight bar to get what it apears you have
Way ahead of you dude
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Looking at all the bikes in this thread makes me want to spend WAY more than I should on my next bike.

Love the overseas bikes!
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Originally Posted by jbchybridrider
OK a good camera and good technique. They both go hand in hand.
Either way, thanks to both of you!
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Originally Posted by Zenmaster2009
Looking at all the bikes in this thread makes me want to spend WAY more than I should on my next bike.

Love the overseas bikes!
Don't forget about this one too.. only $8000, and another $2000 to upgrade to Cobalt 11 full carbon wheelset.

https://shop3.porsche.com/uk/sports/other/wap0200x60c/

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This is my main ride and besides how nice it rode I liked the looks. The gray on blue is an excellent combination and I also like the black rims, bars, brake levers and seat post. As much as I like the bike though If I were buying now I would probably go with a flat bar road bike instead of the comfort hybrid.

https://www.bikepedia.com/Images/QBim...if=Zebrano.jpg
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I have a 32 inch inseem, and am 6'00" tall. can you ship that to the US
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Originally Posted by Otter 718
I think "hybrid" is correctly applied as a very broad term. Anything not purely a road bike, or purely a mountain bike, that falls somewhere in between, I will call a hybrid. Flat bar road bikes fall under this designation, so do the new dual sport/multi-use bikes. Frame geometry is the major differentiation that is less obvious. My Trek 7.2 FX apparently can be described as a "light touring" geometry, with longer chainstays and slightly more upright seating than a "flat bar road bike" would have.
Yes, I can see your logic, but the basis of you logic is, that to be "purely" a road bike it has to have drop bars. My opinion is, that is incorrect, much in the same way that it would be incorrect to state that any car that did not look like a Formula 1 is an off-road vehicle. Can you see what I mean? In other words, I see any bike with road gears and road tires and a road frame as "purely" a road bike. Those with drop bars are "racing" bikes! My reasoning has evolved from when I used to ride bikes with drop-bars but I spent 99% of the time with my hands on the flat upper part. So when I bought my last bike I went to the LBS and asked for a road bike, but one with flat bars. I must admit that I often wish I had drop-bars again, just for posing reasons.
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Originally Posted by jbchybridrider
^^For grasse

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11/10

I wonder if they have reputable bicycle mechanic that puts them together, or just some random employee put it together like they would at Wal-Mart or Target
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How can brake discs be effective with so little material for the pads to bite onto? Seems like all the edges of all those holes would chew up the pads pretty bad.

*edit* I was referring to the black BMC bike at the bottom of the previous page, where the brake discs look like structural building trusses with triangular holes all around, and very little material in between.
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Originally Posted by Wardman
JB

I have a 32 inch inseem, and am 6'00" tall. can you ship that to the US
How deep are your pockets? Most of these brands will have importers in our country's it's just a question of if there nice enough to bring in a particular bike for you. But naturally there going to ask for full payment up front and there wont be any test rides to see if you like the bike first.
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Originally Posted by PatrickGSR94
How can brake discs be effective with so little material for the pads to bite onto? Seems like all the edges of all those holes would chew up the pads pretty bad.

*edit* I was referring to the black BMC bike at the bottom of the previous page, where the brake discs look like structural building trusses with triangular holes all around, and very little material in between.
They do wear out faster but it's intended to be a performance bike and like anything designed for ultimate performance it needs more maintenance "pad replacement". As far as I know more air can circulate between the pad and disc for increased cooling and the higher end calipers hoses and master cylinders more that makeup for having less contact area between the pad and disc, pad compounds play a part too.
Great brakes are easy to notice as soon as you start riding them but to really feel the full benefits of all this you would need to ride the bike the way it was intended, as a performance bike.
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