MTB vs Hybrid

[benjamin rualthanzauva]

The other weekend I was riding (Schwinn Sporterra) with a Friend (RR
5.1) near kaikondrahalli. We exchanged bikes for a while. On the RR I
found pedaling on top speed (3,7) very soft where I would find much
harder on my Schwinn. My friend found it harder to pedal on my bike
and even immediately ask to exchange back :)

Is this the way Hybrid and MTB' are? One point to note is my bike
isn't in the best of conditions. Chains need to be lubed etc.. It's
just 3 months old of course.

This experience makes MTB's kinda attractive :)

Benjamin

[Sreepathi Pai]

On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 1:59 PM, benjamin rualthanzauva
<benja...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Is this the way Hybrid and MTB' are? One point to note is my bike
> isn't in the best of conditions. Chains need to be lubed etc.. It's
> just 3 months old of course.

Umm ... no. The Sporterra is apparently a "road-focused" hybrid. So
the top-gear on it is: 48x11 [4.36]

The RR5.1 is most likely 42x14 [3.00]

Both are 3x7, but as you can see those numbers make no sense without
knowledge of the ratios. Plus the different wheel sizes make it even
harder to compare.

Read these for more information:

http://sheldonbrown.com/gears.html

http://sheldonbrown.com/gain.html

> This experience makes MTB's kinda attractive :)

Not really. The top-speed on that MTB is limited.

Also, avoid high gears, you might wreck your knees.

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[Mayank Rungta]

I have come to like MTBs over hybrids due to my usage mostly. Most MTBs
now take 80 PSI so that area of contact that the tire has with the
ground is much lesser as compared to regular MTBs. This gives a good
speed - I was able to reach office in more or less the same time -
possibly lesser effort. I don't think I will go for a hybrid now unless
I am thinking touring which would be a different set of bikes again.

With the flyovers and many bad roads, footpaths, etc I prefer a MTB over
hybrids.

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[benjamin]

On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 2:41 PM, Sreepathi Pai <sre...@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks alot Sree. So I was comparing Apples and Oranges.

> Also, avoid high gears, you might wreck your knees.

I think I already did :(

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[Opendro]

In terms of ease of pedaling, I don't think that hybrid gives any
advantage over MTB. I regret selling my Trek 4300 for buying the
Merida Crossway 10v. I was able to do same/more top speed on the MTB
on flat surface compared to the hybrid. I was able to cycle much
longer distance on the MTB than the hybrid (I think this is due to the
design of the saddle in Merida crossway).

However, in MTB, when the road becomes hot, the contact becomes very
fractious and thus pedaling the fat tyres become tougher.

Otherwise, I would prefer MTB over hybrid any day. Hybrid cannot
compete with roadbike any way.

My 2 cents :)

On Apr 18, 1:29 pm, benjamin rualthanzauva <benjamin...@gmail.com>
wrote:

[anil kadsur]

hi,

 

My experience is different as far as covering the distance is concerned.  In my longest ride 300 kms average distance i covered on a hybrid 17 kms per hour (including rest of 3 hrs, if you take out rest it is 21 kms per hour). 

 

When i did 160 kms i covered 20 kms including rest (if you take out rest it is 22.86 kms).  When i did only 33 kms it was my till date best on a hybrid ie. 28 kms in ONE hour.

 

I could never match neither this speed nor the distance with my MTB, i really dnt know what speed one achieves or maintains with roadbike.  I have done all the places whatever i have covered with my MTB to check whether i can improve it, i just beat it in every possible manner with a good timing.

 

I am not able to understand why hybrid is no good or you no better than MTB or just cant come near road bike.

 

very truly,

anil s kadsur

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[Rajaram]

I think this discussion is missing out on the structure of the frame.
Most of the hybrids have their saddle lower than the handlebar. while
on MTB its the other way round. For long distances it tends to put
some pressure on ur shoulders. Bit hard on pedalling too. the flip
side is its suited for Bangalore roads. i have been riding MTB for
years with hardly any flats (maybe 1 per year).

I have been riding MTB for quite some time, Trek 4300 (stolen) and
then Merida Sub 5. Keen to swtich to Hybrid mainly for the structure.
Any other recommends?

-Raj

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