Looking for a Good Hybrid
04-24-19, 09:27 PM
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Looking for a Good Hybrid
Hey All,
Last summer I bought a Canondale 105 off of the LetGo app. It works great. No issues whatsoever. The problem is I don’t live in a road biking accessible area. Our streets are uneven, our sidewalks are worse and paved trails are far and in between. I wish I would have bought a Hybrid or Cross bike instead. So now I’m looking into doing just that. Any tips on whether I should go Hybrid or Cross? I only partially understand the difference. Also, how likely is it that I could get hybrid tires on my Canondale 105 frame? Would you suggest that? Thank you for your wisdom!
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Rochelle
Last summer I bought a Canondale 105 off of the LetGo app. It works great. No issues whatsoever. The problem is I don’t live in a road biking accessible area. Our streets are uneven, our sidewalks are worse and paved trails are far and in between. I wish I would have bought a Hybrid or Cross bike instead. So now I’m looking into doing just that. Any tips on whether I should go Hybrid or Cross? I only partially understand the difference. Also, how likely is it that I could get hybrid tires on my Canondale 105 frame? Would you suggest that? Thank you for your wisdom!
Peace,
Rochelle
04-25-19, 02:50 PM
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Hey All,
Last summer I bought a Canondale 105 off of the LetGo app. It works great. No issues whatsoever. The problem is I don’t live in a road biking accessible area. Our streets are uneven, our sidewalks are worse and paved trails are far and in between. I wish I would have bought a Hybrid or Cross bike instead. So now I’m looking into doing just that. Any tips on whether I should go Hybrid or Cross? I only partially understand the difference. Also, how likely is it that I could get hybrid tires on my Canondale 105 frame? Would you suggest that? Thank you for your wisdom!
Peace,
Rochelle
Last summer I bought a Canondale 105 off of the LetGo app. It works great. No issues whatsoever. The problem is I don’t live in a road biking accessible area. Our streets are uneven, our sidewalks are worse and paved trails are far and in between. I wish I would have bought a Hybrid or Cross bike instead. So now I’m looking into doing just that. Any tips on whether I should go Hybrid or Cross? I only partially understand the difference. Also, how likely is it that I could get hybrid tires on my Canondale 105 frame? Would you suggest that? Thank you for your wisdom!
Peace,
Rochelle
My general sense is you get a better value for the price if you buy the right hybrid, dropbar bikes with comparable components just tend to cost more.
Hybrid is a really poorly defined category, some of them are really road bikes with flat handlebars, which won't work for you. If you want a hybrid, you will want one that takes wide tires, probably something like 36 mm at least.
I don't think your 105 is going to accommodate wide tires--it probably maxes out at 28 mm.
04-25-19, 03:56 PM
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If you like the dropbars on your Canondale and are just looking for something that can handle rougher roads, you might also consider a gravel bike.
https://road.cc/content/buyers-guide...ats-difference
https://road.cc/content/buyers-guide...ats-difference
