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  • 13-01-2010 4:32pm
    #1
    kinetic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 431 ✭✭


    Getting into cycling,thinking about a hybrid to see if i like road biking.budget of 500 maybe 600 to get into it.Any suggestions?
    Local shop has a basic lapierre hybrid for 500 seems nice,but i dont know anything about it.
    Id also prefer to buy from a store if poss( im in Galway)

    Thanks


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  • #2
    kenmc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,278 ✭✭✭kenmc


    If you want to try road biking, get a road bike not a hybrid.


  • #3
    Raam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,318 ✭✭✭✭Raam


    kenmc wrote: »
    If you want to try road biking, get a road bike not a hybrid.

    Agreed, road bikes for the road, hybrids for... hybriding.


  • #4
    blorg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,995 ✭✭✭✭blorg


    Raam wrote: »
    Agreed, road bikes for the road, hybrids for... hybriding.
    They work well for pootling around town or moderate spins up to 30-40km say.


  • #5
    Raam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,318 ✭✭✭✭Raam


    blorg wrote: »
    They work well for pootling around town or moderate spins up to 30-40km say.

    "pootling"


  • #6
    kinetic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 431 ✭✭kinetic


    I thought a hybrid was a move towards road cycling and can be used for going to the shops and that?
    plus seems a bit cheaper to get me into it,and maybe move up if i want to.


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  • #7
    joker77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,111 ✭✭✭joker77


    Nah I don't agree - I bought a hybrid a few years ago for getting in and out to work on - if you spend 500 Euro on a hybrid you should be getting something decent that will last a few years.
    It's a good bike to start cycling in and out of work on, and going for a spin at the weekend up to say 30/40Kms. Once you get to that stage, you can invest in a decent road bike.


  • #8
    blorg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,995 ✭✭✭✭blorg


    kinetic wrote: »
    I thought a hybrid was a move towards road cycling and can be used for going to the shops and that?
    plus seems a bit cheaper to get me into it,and maybe move up if i want to.
    Yes, a €500 hybrid is likely going to be better quality than a €500 road bike- mainly as road bike shifters are so expensive while flat bar ones are far cheaper.

    It will also be better at stuff like going to the shops and more likely to take a rack and panniers, and mudguards. If you want to be able to strap stuff on the back hybrid is probably better.

    A hybrid can be a very good introduction but a spin in the country of any distance is a lot more pleasant (and faster) on a road bike.


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