What is difference between touring, mountain, comfort, road, and hybrid bikes.?
Looking for light and easy bike type for mostly city biking, with perhaps a little off-road, but not much.
Touring: A bike made for long distance riding on the road.
Mountain: Depending on what kind of mountain biking you will be doing, it will be XC, FreeRide, CrossCounty, and DownHill. These bikes aren’t mean for road.
Comfort: Is a bike that you ride around the park or along the coastline. (Cruiser)
Road: Is a bike built for speed, and meant for racing. Good for training for mountain biking.
Hybrids: Probably the best bet for you, they are meant for road, and some light offroading. I think you will be happy with a hybrid.
the reference to bike types calls out either riding style or terrain.
for city biking, I always liked my mountain bike because of the front shocks for the potholes and the durability of the frame.
for a ‘light and easy’ bike type, you may want to check out the hybrids though. these have slightly skinnier tires and usually have shocks and a comfy seat.
cheers..
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Comment by borracho111 — August 24, 2010 @ 2:00 am
Go to this link: http://bike.shimano.com/publish/content/cycle/sac/us/en/new_to_cycling.html
It’ll tell you what you need to know. For the needs you describe, try the Trek 7.3 or 7.5 FX. A greay city bike with the ability to go off road and on trail rides.
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http://bike.shimano.com/publish/content/cycle/sac/us/en/new_to_cycling.html
Comment by Ronnie — August 24, 2010 @ 2:42 am
So what you really want to know is what sort of bike to buy?
OK if you are looking for city work, probably a road or comfort bike. Touring is a road bike with luggage racks, so unless you are planning any long runs.
Road and comfort bikes both employ skinny tyres and rigid forks. Less roling resistance = more speed. The only difference is the riding position and frame geometry. Road bikes look at efficient geomentry for cycling, whereas comfort forgo some of the agressive styling in favour of a more sit up and beg position. However, the skinny tyres work against you on trails and off road.
Mountain bikes have fat tyres and suspension. The gearing ratios are set to allow you to keep peddling up steep ploughed feilds, when its raining. Great for blatting around woodland etc, but you lose speed on the city.
The best solution for you would probably be a hybrid. Skinnyish tyres, but with suspension to absorb bumps etc. Not bad for well kept trails and general road work, but can get out of deapth quickly XC. However, given the type of riding that you do, this would probably be the best compromise for you.
Luck
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Comment by Alex — August 24, 2010 @ 2:48 am
Touring: A bike made for long distance riding on the road.
Mountain: Depending on what kind of mountain biking you will be doing, it will be XC, FreeRide, CrossCounty, and DownHill. These bikes aren’t mean for road.
Comfort: Is a bike that you ride around the park or along the coastline. (Cruiser)
Road: Is a bike built for speed, and meant for racing. Good for training for mountain biking.
Hybrids: Probably the best bet for you, they are meant for road, and some light offroading. I think you will be happy with a hybrid.
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Comment by phong3992 — August 24, 2010 @ 3:33 am
go for the mountain bike and use cioty tires, semi-slicks work really well. that way you can change to off-road tires and still get off-road.
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Comment by big_needles — August 24, 2010 @ 3:52 am
An hybrid bike is the best for m8
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