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Should I dump the hybrid?
I have this bike, and I don't know what to do with it. It's like new. I
bought it at the end of last summer. It's the first new bike I bought since taking up cycling again. It's also help me lose almost 20 pounds / lbs. It's also the first bike I ever rode a century on. It's also the first bike I ever did any touring on. So it has some sentimental value. But on the other hand, I just rode it a couple of time this week, for rides more than my commute. I have it configured something flat bar road bike with the bars at about the same height as the saddle. And since I have been riding the 'bent more I forgot how /fun/ a df can be. But I think I might like a true road bike. Probably something in a relaxed geometry bike. Not a super high dollar bike just a budget bike that I can use as my commuter and for some faster rides when I don't want to ride the recumbent. So I usually get pretty good advice from the regulars here. Thanks Ken -- A bicycle does get you there and more.... And there is always the thin edge of danger to keep you alert and comfortably apprehensive. Dogs become dogs again and snap at your raincoat; potholes become personal. And getting there is all the fun. ~Bill Emerson, "On Bicycling," Saturday Evening Post, 29 July 1967 Homepage: http://www.bikesandmoreonline.com/ |
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Ken C. M. wrote:
I have this bike, and I don't know what to do with it. It's like new. I bought it at the end of last summer. It's the first new bike I bought since taking up cycling again. It's also help me lose almost 20 pounds / lbs. It's also the first bike I ever rode a century on. It's also the first bike I ever did any touring on. So it has some sentimental value. But on the other hand, I just rode it a couple of time this week, for rides more than my commute. I have it configured something flat bar road bike with the bars at about the same height as the saddle. And since I have been riding the 'bent more I forgot how /fun/ a df can be. But I think I might like a true road bike. Probably something in a relaxed geometry bike. Not a super high dollar bike just a budget bike that I can use as my commuter and for some faster rides when I don't want to ride the recumbent. Do you have a grocery bike? If not, a hybrid with a rack and some baskets or a milk crate on back makes an excellent one. Just think of it as one more excuse to cycle. Of course, if you live 10 miles from the nearest stores, this may be sub-optimal. Then of course, go and get the road bike, since you couldn't possibly be seen pootling about on your *grocery* bike on serious rides. ;-) -- Dane Buson - "Scissor-bomb" -Gnat |
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"Ken C. M." writes: I have this bike, and I don't know what to do with it. It's like new. I bought it at the end of last summer. It's the first new bike I bought since taking up cycling again. It's also help me lose almost 20 pounds / lbs. It's also the first bike I ever rode a century on. It's also the first bike I ever did any touring on. So it has some sentimental value. But on the other hand, I just rode it a couple of time this week, for rides more than my commute. I have it configured something flat bar road bike with the bars at about the same height as the saddle. And since I have been riding the 'bent more I forgot how /fun/ a df can be. But I think I might like a true road bike. Probably something in a relaxed geometry bike. Not a super high dollar bike just a budget bike that I can use as my commuter and for some faster rides when I don't want to ride the recumbent. So I usually get pretty good advice from the regulars here. Thanks In the short term, heart-follows-head usually has happier results. But in the long term, the converse seems to hold true. cheers, Tom -- -- "Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone" -- Joni Mitchell I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca |
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"Ken C. M." wrote in message ... I have this bike, and I don't know what to do with it. It's like new. I bought it at the end of last summer. It's the first new bike I bought since taking up cycling again. It's also help me lose almost 20 pounds / lbs. It's also the first bike I ever rode a century on. It's also the first bike I ever did any touring on. So it has some sentimental value. But on the other hand, I just rode it a couple of time this week, for rides more than my commute. I have it configured something flat bar road bike with the bars at about the same height as the saddle. And since I have been riding the 'bent more I forgot how /fun/ a df can be. But I think I might like a true road bike. Probably something in a relaxed geometry bike. Not a super high dollar bike just a budget bike that I can use as my commuter and for some faster rides when I don't want to ride the recumbent. So I usually get pretty good advice from the regulars here. Thanks Ken Well, Ken, I prefer my flat bar roadie when doing errands in town. I guess it's sort of a hybrid. With a rack and panniers it serves the purpose quite well. I'm thinking of replacing it with a single speed, either a Bianchi San Jose or a Surly Cross Check. I feel the need for fatter tires and a drop bar, plus the single speed thing sounds nice. |
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Trade it toward the road bike, then you'd have that and the 'bent. Not a
bad combo, and one I'm working toward. Ken C. M. wrote: :: I have this bike, and I don't know what to do with it. It's like :: new. I bought it at the end of last summer. It's the first new bike :: I bought since taking up cycling again. It's also help me lose :: almost 20 pounds / lbs. It's also the first bike I ever rode a :: century on. It's also the first bike I ever did any touring on. So :: it has some sentimental value. But on the other hand, I just rode it :: a couple of time this week, for rides more than my commute. I have :: it configured something flat bar road bike with the bars at about :: the same height as the saddle. And since I have been riding the :: 'bent more I forgot how /fun/ a df can be. But I think I might like :: a true road bike. Probably something in a relaxed geometry bike. Not :: a super high dollar bike just a budget bike that I can use as my :: commuter and for some faster rides when I don't want to ride the :: recumbent. :: :: So I usually get pretty good advice from the regulars here. :: Thanks :: Ken :: -- :: A bicycle does get you there and more.... And there is always the :: thin edge of danger to keep you alert and comfortably apprehensive. :: Dogs become dogs again and snap at your raincoat; potholes become :: personal. And getting there is all the fun. ~Bill Emerson, "On :: Bicycling," Saturday Evening Post, 29 July 1967 :: :: Homepage: http://www.bikesandmoreonline.com/ |
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Ken C. M. wrote: I have this bike, and I don't know what to do with it. Rack it, fender it, put baskets on it. Use it for just about every errand you can think of. |
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I am of the opinion that a bicycle depending on it's configuration all
have its specific job for which it was designed to do. My commuter / errand bike has fenders, a basket and a rear book rack which I could also put on panniers. It costs about $60 and I lock it wherever I park it. I have a mountain bike that I specifically use off-road. Another bike is my tour bike which has all the necessary bits needed for full-on bike touring and last I have a fast road bike that I use on club rides and the once in a while race competition. My recreation bikes are all parked in my living room, not outside or in a garage. This is to prevent theft. My work bike is parked in our apartment complex general parking area and as I said is always locked. From your description of your bike, it sounds like it is too expensive and or valuable to be used as an ordinary work bike but also not good enough for killer club rides. It would be a shame to "dumb it down" for the sake of its utility and you would also still have to worry about theft as a possibility. Maybe you should consider giving it to a friend or relative and take the dive into hardcore cycling. |
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Ken C. M. wrote:
I have this bike, and I don't know what to do with it. It's like new. I bought it at the end of last summer. It's the first new bike I bought since taking up cycling again. It's also help me lose almost 20 pounds / lbs. It's also the first bike I ever rode a century on. It's also the first bike I ever did any touring on. So it has some sentimental value. But on the other hand, I just rode it a couple of time this week, for rides more than my commute. I have it configured something flat bar road bike with the bars at about the same height as the saddle. And since I have been riding the 'bent more I forgot how /fun/ a df can be. But I think I might like a true road bike. Probably something in a relaxed geometry bike. Not a super high dollar bike just a budget bike that I can use as my commuter and for some faster rides when I don't want to ride the recumbent. So I usually get pretty good advice from the regulars here. Thanks Ken Keep it and buy the road bike too. There's no rule that says you may only have two bikes... or three.... or five. They aren't wives after all. ;-) Regards, Bob Hunt |
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Ken C. M. wrote:
I have this bike, and I don't know what to do with it. It's like new. I bought it at the end of last summer. It's the first new bike I bought since taking up cycling again. It's also help me lose almost 20 pounds / lbs. It's also the first bike I ever rode a century on. It's also the first bike I ever did any touring on. So it has some sentimental value. But on the other hand, I just rode it a couple of time this week, for rides more than my commute. I have it configured something flat bar road bike with the bars at about the same height as the saddle. And since I have been riding the 'bent more I forgot how /fun/ a df can be. But I think I might like a true road bike. Probably something in a relaxed geometry bike. Not a super high dollar bike just a budget bike that I can use as my commuter and for some faster rides when I don't want to ride the recumbent. So I usually get pretty good advice from the regulars here. Thanks Ken It's up to you, but for me the road bike was the way to go. It is lighter and faster than my mountain bike was. It also feels more stable on the road, probably because my weight is more equally balanced and puts more of it on the front wheel than the other configuration did. The somewhat rougher ride turned out to be very easy for me to adjust to, letting my arms and legs take the bumps. I wound up giving my starter mountain bike to my daughter. She incidentally just did the same thing and went the road route, taking advantage of the spring sale at our local bike shop. My riding (nearly every day) is for fitness and recreation and the road bike is just more enjoyable for me to ride. |
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Dane Buson wrote:
Do you have a grocery bike? If not, a hybrid with a rack and some baskets or a milk crate on back makes an excellent one. Just think of it as one more excuse to cycle. Of course, if you live 10 miles from the nearest stores, this may be sub-optimal. Then of course, go and get the road bike, since you couldn't possibly be seen pootling about on your *grocery* bike on serious rides. ;-) Well pretty much everyplace I need to go is within 12 miles or so. The 'brid is a great g.p. / commuter bike. But of course it's a tank weighing in at 32 pounds with no add ons. Ken -- A bicycle does get you there and more.... And there is always the thin edge of danger to keep you alert and comfortably apprehensive. Dogs become dogs again and snap at your raincoat; potholes become personal. And getting there is all the fun. ~Bill Emerson, "On Bicycling," Saturday Evening Post, 29 July 1967 Homepage: http://www.bikesandmoreonline.com/ |
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