Road Bike / Hybrid Bike?
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Sukumar Raghavan
May 16, 2011, 10:41:04 AM5/16/11
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Hi all
Planning to buy a new bike. Confused of the choice of
picking either a road bike or a hybrid bike.
My primary use would be to commute on an average of 30-40 kms per day.
No trail rides. Plan for office commute.
Planning to buy a new bike. Confused of the choice of
picking either a road bike or a hybrid bike.
My primary use would be to commute on an average of 30-40 kms per day.
No trail rides. Plan for office commute.
But concerned about the seating posture and the pain involved.
Having a first look at the road bike posture, my impression was, it's
bit uncomfortable and painful. But rather do they?
Please suggest.
Having a first look at the road bike posture, my impression was, it's
bit uncomfortable and painful. But rather do they?
Please suggest.
My budget: 15k
thanksSukumar Raghavan
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Arvind Ganesh
May 16, 2011, 12:45:31 PM5/16/11
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Have you seen this bike
http://www.decathlon.in/Cycling-Road-Bikes-FORME-1-FLAT-BAR
Current price is 12500
I haven't used it, but maybe someone else here can tell you how it rides.
http://www.decathlon.in/Cycling-Road-Bikes-FORME-1-FLAT-BAR
Current price is 12500
I haven't used it, but maybe someone else here can tell you how it rides.
-Arvind
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Rohan Kini
May 17, 2011, 12:41:46 AM5/17/11
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A good Hybrid would be suitable !
Hybrids come with a suspension, or not.
The hybrids with suspensions give you a more comfortable ride, tend to be safer if you are just getting onto a bike and are good for long distance riding too. Can handle bad roads pretty well.
Hybrids without any suspension are comfortable provided the roads are all good and tend to be a tad faster. Bad roads are a pain in the butt and palms.
Road bikes - if fit comfortably, arent uncomfortable or painful. Its good fun to commute on road bikes too. Provided the roads are all good.
Sandy patches, sudden potholes are what make the road bike commute painful n dangerous.
IMO - stick to a hybrid.
~ ROhan
@ http://blog.bumsonthesaddle.com
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Ram
May 18, 2011, 8:57:06 AM5/18/11
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I got a Schwinn Searcher in Jan. The good part is, it comes with front
shocks which are lock-able. So unlock them on bad stretches and lock
them down for added speed on the good stretches. I love it!
On May 17, 9:41 am, Rohan Kini <rohan.k...@gmail.com> wrote:
> A good Hybrid would be suitable !
> Hybrids come with a suspension, or not.
>
> The hybrids with suspensions give you a more comfortable ride, tend to be
> safer if you are just getting onto a bike and are good for long distance
> riding too. Can handle bad roads pretty well.
> Hybrids without any suspension are comfortable provided the roads are all
> good and tend to be a tad faster. Bad roads are a pain in the butt and
> palms.
>
> Road bikes - if fit comfortably, arent uncomfortable or painful. Its good
> fun to commute on road bikes too. Provided the roads are all good.
> Sandy patches, sudden potholes are what make the road bike commute painful n
> dangerous.
>
> IMO - stick to a hybrid.
>
> ~ ROhan
> @http://blog.bumsonthesaddle.com
shocks which are lock-able. So unlock them on bad stretches and lock
them down for added speed on the good stretches. I love it!
On May 17, 9:41 am, Rohan Kini <rohan.k...@gmail.com> wrote:
> A good Hybrid would be suitable !
> Hybrids come with a suspension, or not.
>
> The hybrids with suspensions give you a more comfortable ride, tend to be
> safer if you are just getting onto a bike and are good for long distance
> riding too. Can handle bad roads pretty well.
> Hybrids without any suspension are comfortable provided the roads are all
> good and tend to be a tad faster. Bad roads are a pain in the butt and
> palms.
>
> Road bikes - if fit comfortably, arent uncomfortable or painful. Its good
> fun to commute on road bikes too. Provided the roads are all good.
> Sandy patches, sudden potholes are what make the road bike commute painful n
> dangerous.
>
> IMO - stick to a hybrid.
>
> ~ ROhan
>
> On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 8:11 PM, Sukumar Raghavan <
>
> On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 8:11 PM, Sukumar Raghavan <
>
> sukumar.ragha...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi all
> > Planning to buy a new bike. Confused of the choice of
> > picking either a road bike or a hybrid bike.
>
> > My primary use would be to commute on an average of 30-40 kms per day.
> > No trail rides. Plan for office commute.
> > But concerned about the seating posture and the pain involved.
> > Having a first look at the road bike posture, my impression was, it's
> > bit uncomfortable and painful. But rather do they?
>
> > Please suggest.
>
> > My budget: 15k
>
> > thanks
> > *Sukumar Raghavan*
> > Hi all
> > Planning to buy a new bike. Confused of the choice of
> > picking either a road bike or a hybrid bike.
>
> > My primary use would be to commute on an average of 30-40 kms per day.
> > No trail rides. Plan for office commute.
> > But concerned about the seating posture and the pain involved.
> > Having a first look at the road bike posture, my impression was, it's
> > bit uncomfortable and painful. But rather do they?
>
> > Please suggest.
>
> > My budget: 15k
>
> > thanks
RT
May 18, 2011, 10:21:51 AM5/18/11
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Beware of Rohan the enabler. After all the research i did, it all went
out of the window and i ended up shelling out nearly double my budget
at BOTS 'cos of his persuasiveness :P
On a serious note, ive loved every min on my Trek 7100 hybrid, have
had zero issues with my back (which had me pretty nervous about taking
up cycling again) and have already started looking out for my second
bike. The only problem so far has been that i enjoyed my new bike so
much that i did too much too soon resulting in some knee pain. My
hybrid has been perfect on crap roads and i really am glad that i
picked up one with sus. Just enough to take the edge off the road.
Really enjoy commuting on it.
So take Rohan's advice. You won't regret it.
Cheers,
rahul
out of the window and i ended up shelling out nearly double my budget
at BOTS 'cos of his persuasiveness :P
On a serious note, ive loved every min on my Trek 7100 hybrid, have
had zero issues with my back (which had me pretty nervous about taking
up cycling again) and have already started looking out for my second
bike. The only problem so far has been that i enjoyed my new bike so
much that i did too much too soon resulting in some knee pain. My
hybrid has been perfect on crap roads and i really am glad that i
picked up one with sus. Just enough to take the edge off the road.
Really enjoy commuting on it.
So take Rohan's advice. You won't regret it.
Cheers,
rahul
> A good Hybrid would be suitable !
> Hybrids come with a suspension, or not.
>
> The hybrids with suspensions give you a more comfortable ride, tend to be
> safer if you are just getting onto a bike and are good for long distance
> riding too. Can handle bad roads pretty well.
> Hybrids without any suspension are comfortable provided the roads are all
> good and tend to be a tad faster. Bad roads are a pain in the butt and
> palms.
>
> Road bikes - if fit comfortably, arent uncomfortable or painful. Its good
> fun to commute on road bikes too. Provided the roads are all good.
> Sandy patches, sudden potholes are what make the road bike commute painful n
> dangerous.
>
> IMO - stick to a hybrid.
>
> ~ ROhan
> @http://blog.bumsonthesaddle.com
> Hybrids come with a suspension, or not.
>
> The hybrids with suspensions give you a more comfortable ride, tend to be
> safer if you are just getting onto a bike and are good for long distance
> riding too. Can handle bad roads pretty well.
> Hybrids without any suspension are comfortable provided the roads are all
> good and tend to be a tad faster. Bad roads are a pain in the butt and
> palms.
>
> Road bikes - if fit comfortably, arent uncomfortable or painful. Its good
> fun to commute on road bikes too. Provided the roads are all good.
> Sandy patches, sudden potholes are what make the road bike commute painful n
> dangerous.
>
> IMO - stick to a hybrid.
>
> ~ ROhan
>
> On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 8:11 PM, Sukumar Raghavan <
>
> On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 8:11 PM, Sukumar Raghavan <
>
> sukumar.ragha...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi all
> > Planning to buy a new bike. Confused of the choice of
> > picking either a road bike or a hybrid bike.
>
> > My primary use would be to commute on an average of 30-40 kms per day.
> > No trail rides. Plan for office commute.
> > But concerned about the seating posture and the pain involved.
> > Having a first look at the road bike posture, my impression was, it's
> > bit uncomfortable and painful. But rather do they?
>
> > Please suggest.
>
> > My budget: 15k
>
> > thanks
> > *Sukumar Raghavan*
> > Hi all
> > Planning to buy a new bike. Confused of the choice of
> > picking either a road bike or a hybrid bike.
>
> > My primary use would be to commute on an average of 30-40 kms per day.
> > No trail rides. Plan for office commute.
> > But concerned about the seating posture and the pain involved.
> > Having a first look at the road bike posture, my impression was, it's
> > bit uncomfortable and painful. But rather do they?
>
> > Please suggest.
>
> > My budget: 15k
>
> > thanks
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