Hybrid, Fixie, Road Bike.....

nc19

What are the benefits/downsides of each?

I currently have 1 of each but only want to keep 1.

It would mainly be for a 12km commute but with the odd longer ride thrown in???

Alanstrainor

nc19 wrote: »

What are the benefits/downsides of each?

I currently have 1 of each but only want to keep 1.

It would mainly be for a 12km commute but with the odd longer ride thrown in???

Keep the road bike. Simple as.

It's prefect for commuting, weekend spins and everything so long as you're not going off road.

Hybrid, has flat bars, not as versatile in all scenarios. Flat bars and filtering in traffic in the city center can be annoying. On longer spins having no option to change grip can be frustrating.
Fixie, very limited for what you would use it for. Commuting and general spins, to shops etc, yes. But for long rides, no.
Road bike, best of all worlds. Good for commuting, good for long spins.

I mean all would work for commuting. But if it has to be one...I know which i'd go for...

Ole Rodrigo

Toss up between the fixed gear and road bike - what are the models?

fatboypee

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Keep the road bike. Simple as.

It's prefect for commuting, weekend spins and everything so long as you're not going off road.

Hybrid, has flat bars, not as versatile in all scenarios. Flat bars and filtering in traffic in the city center can be annoying. On longer spins having no option to change grip can be frustrating.
Fixie, very limited for what you would use it for. Commuting and general spins, to shops etc, yes. But for long rides, no.
Road bike, best of all worlds. Good for commuting, good for long spins.

I mean all would work for commuting. But if it has to be one...I know which i'd go for...

I would beg to differ (much I'm sure contrarily here), but I commute regularly and wouldn't be without my flat bar in an urban setting, just too risky in traffic not being able to get to the brakes quick enough, but thats me i guess.. is backed up by two near misses recently where brakes were my salvation..

quozl

fatboypee wrote: »

I would beg to differ (much I'm sure contrarily here), but I commute regularly and wouldn't be without my flat bar in an urban setting, just too risky in traffic not being able to get to the brakes quick enough, but thats me i guess.. is backed up by two near misses recently where brakes were my salvation..

You wouldn't be one of those lunatics who cycles in traffic using the tops of the bars - where your hands aren't near the brakes - on a road-bike, right?

On the hoods or in the drops your hands are on the brakes, so unless you're one of those lunatics, I don't get you.

And if you are, then stop it ;P

07Lapierre

fatboypee wrote: »

I would beg to differ (much I'm sure contrarily here), but I commute regularly and wouldn't be without my flat bar in an urban setting, just too risky in traffic not being able to get to the brakes quick enough, but thats me i guess.. is backed up by two near misses recently where brakes were my salvation..

I commute on a road bike...I have my hands on the brake hoods or the drops in traffic...its not a problem

Fian

If the bike is mainly for commuting I would stick with the hybrid - that is basically what hybrids are designed for.

You want a road bike for >25km spins, up to that a hybrid is perfectly fine.

I have a road bike and a hybrid, no question about which one I cycle in and out of work every day - the hybrid. Equally no question which one I take out for a longer spin at the weekends - road bike.

I don't want to be clipped in on my way into work when i am stop starting at traffic lights. Nor to be on skinny tyres or drop bars while I am navigating broken glass, traffic, potholes, puddles and pedestrians.

Each one for its own purpose.

Which of the current three do you normally commute on? Keep that one if it is mainly for commuting. If that is the road bike great - you will also have the best one for your odd longer ride as well as for your commute.

I am kind of assuming your commute is into a city, if it is not then I imagine the road bike is the hands down winner.

Darkglasses

OP I think you should just go with whichever one you enjoy riding the most, which we can't tell you

smacl

My personal choice would be to keep the road bike, but swap the pedals out to SPD touring pedals with flats on one side. This gives the flexibility of cycling in normal shoes without being clipped in, while letting you use clips on longer spins. For commuting, I'd also be looking at possibilities of rack / panniers and mudguards, and the hybrid could be already be set-up as the better work horse.

Alanstrainor

fatboypee wrote: »

I would beg to differ (much I'm sure contrarily here), but I commute regularly and wouldn't be without my flat bar in an urban setting, just too risky in traffic not being able to get to the brakes quick enough, but thats me i guess.. is backed up by two near misses recently where brakes were my salvation..

I ride on the hoods 90% of the time when commuting. Brakes are covered just as they would be on flats.

Anyway, OP, just try each for a week and then decide which is most comfortable. I can only give my take on things. And I guess it depends on the bikes too, to some degree.

Eamonnator

Buy a new bike.