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When does a hybrid become a mtb?

  • 28-03-2012 12:39pm
    #1
    jh385
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41 ✭


    Type: Hardtail or hybrid - can't decide
    Budget: €500
    Spec: Disc brakes, front suspension fork, light (13kg-ish)

    I'm looking for something that'll do trails and maybe 10-20km road cycles. I won't be doing any insane downhill stuff on it. Although I'd like it to take a rock or two in its stride.

    If I get say the carerra crossfire 3 which has 700cc wheels and later decide I want to do rougher trails on it, would putting mtb tyres on it effectively turn it into a hardtail? - Or are mtb wheels different sizes?


Comments

  • #2
    studiorat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭studiorat


    Wheels are different sizes to that bike, and the frame of a mtb would be stronger with possibly a few re-enforcements welded in.


  • #3
    jh385
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41 ✭jh385


    Ah, I see! - Thanks for the reply. Thought it might be something like that.


  • #4
    smacl
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 15,838 Mod ✭✭✭✭smacl


    My Kellys NEOS CRX pretty much fits the bill there. Lockable suspension, came with 37mm tyres, and been taken on many forest trails with no mishap. Not an MTB by any stretch of the imagination, but good for unpaved roads, trails, etc...


  • #5
    el Bastardo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 573 ✭✭✭el Bastardo


    Hybrids are called hybrids because they mix'n'match MTB and road bikes... and they don't do either particularly well. You'll just have to decide whether you're going to do more roads or more trails: IMO, More trails = MTB, more roads = hybrid.

    MTBs also sometimes come with larger wheels, although typically, they're smaller than a hybrid: There's always going to be some a crossover.

    jh385 wrote: »
    Type: Hardtail or hybrid - can't decide
    Budget: €500
    Spec: Disc brakes, front suspension fork, light (13kg-ish)

    I'm looking for something that'll do trails and maybe 10-20km road cycles. I won't be doing any insane downhill stuff on it. Although I'd like it to take a rock or two in its stride.

    If I get say the carerra crossfire 3 which has 700cc wheels and later decide I want to do rougher trails on it, would putting mtb tyres on it effectively turn it into a hardtail? - Or are mtb wheels different sizes?


  • #6
    jh385
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41 ✭jh385


    el Bastardo wrote: »
    You'll just have to decide whether you're going to do more roads or more trails: IMO, More trails = MTB, more roads = hybrid.
    I've got 2 bikes at the moment; a Brompton (which I absolutely love) for the commute, and my old 12-speed road bike for weekends - or at least, that's what I thought I'd be using it for.

    I've reached a stage where I hate my road bike - I've become so used to the riding position of the Brommie that I'm using that whenever I'm on the road. But I don't want to bash it too much on trails, and the bottom bracket is also very low and prone to heel strikes - In saying all that, the Brommie has become my full-time road bike.

    So your advice is well directed. I'll probably sell my old road bike or convert it into a fixie as it'll sit unused in the shed otherwise. And get myself a MTB for the weekends to have fun on.


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