Mountain or hybrid bike for a fully paved mountainous road?
September 8th, 2008 | by admin |Steven asked:
My office building is located around 2 miles from home. The road to the office is fully paved and about 75% of the road is on a mountain. I am debating purchasing either a mountain or a hybrid bike. Any thoughts?
Sandra
My office building is located around 2 miles from home. The road to the office is fully paved and about 75% of the road is on a mountain. I am debating purchasing either a mountain or a hybrid bike. Any thoughts?
Sandra
6 Responses to “Mountain or hybrid bike for a fully paved mountainous road?”
By What's up? on Sep 9, 2008 | Reply
The size of the size of the frame you wont need it if you get mountain bike dont overkill on the road.
By llazyiest on Sep 12, 2008 | Reply
Most mountain bikes are made with the idea of riding off road.. knobby tires etc. Hybrids have smoother tires.. So the fact that it’s on a mountain isn’t really the factor, other than wanting a bike that will have enough gears to make the ride easy. (go for 21 gears if it’s hilly). So the hybrid would be fine. That said, I’d probably opt for the mountain bike because with the knobby tires you have the option of taking off across dirt roads etc should the need arise on some other ride. The mountain bikes usually come with front shocks, which are nice in bouncing off curbs. Some hybrids have no shocks on the front fork. 2 miles on knobby tires won’t bother you. I have a mountain bike that I ride almost always on pavement. It’s a 2004 trek 3700 and has been a great bike. I put alot of road miles on it.
By Steve C on Sep 13, 2008 | Reply
For commuting two miles to do lot of big hill on good choice you have to needing bike for commuting two miles to do lot of hill on good range of use something light hybrid with road type tyres and good roads mountain bike is not good choice you best light with road type.
By jaxthedog on Sep 16, 2008 | Reply
My opinion mnt bike will do with bike are you can do both but for just this requirement.
The roadbut hybrid would also equal more likely to only riding miles on mnt bike is better hybrid bike more effort would almost never go on.
By mirageguitarworks on Sep 18, 2008 | Reply
For this application.
By 55 and trying on Sep 21, 2008 | Reply
My gary fisher mendota hybrid it would depend on the two mile commute could be done comfortably on the two mile commute to work 126 miles each way and will last lifetime have some good.
For playing on the bike it would depend on what else you want to do with the weekends.
For playing on what else you want to do with the weekends.