Originally Posted by MarcusT
It's generational.
A hybrid was the marketing hype in the 90's
A gravel bike is the marketing hype in the 2020's
I think “hybrid” initially held promise as describing a happy medium between road and mountain. I just wonder if it has skewed so far away from the mountain bike side that the name really applies anymore.
Originally Posted by MarcusT
And if you're offended that someone says a hybrid is the same as or a pre-curser to the gravel, you're too sensitive
Not offended, just unconvinced. But, hard as it is to believe, that’s not the topic anyway.