| Title: | Bicycling |
| Notice: | Bicycling for Fun |
| Moderator: | JAMIN::WASSER |
| Created: | Mon Apr 14 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 3214 |
| Total number of notes: | 31946 |
I want to buy a hybrid bike whose frame angles mimic a road bike,
rather than a mountain bike. So far the only manufacturer I've found that
does this is Bridgestone (I'm looking at a Bridgestone X0-6). Does
anyone know of a similar manufacturer?
Eric
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| 2679.1 | Build one... | MKOTS3::BRALEY | Ed Braley DTN 264-3463 | Mon Sep 20 1993 11:22 | 19 |
Just a thought...
Why don't you build one? Many good, used low-mileage road bikes
are available for cheap. Put a flat bar, thumb shifters and low
gears on it, get some 700x32 cross tires and you're off!
I set up an old Nishiki road bike like this. It's a blast around
town and on dirt roads. I'm running 700x32 Avocet cross tires.
They have inverted tread, much like a car tire. They run smooth
and quiet on the pavement and dig enough on gravel to keep me
upright.
You have to watch what you spend, though, you could get carried
away and invest as much as a new cross bike would cost :-).
Ed.
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| 2679.2 | PCCAD::RICHARDJ | Pretty Good At Barely Getting By | Mon Sep 20 1993 12:38 | 5 | |
< RE:0
Check out the Schwinn Crisscross. Its leans towards a road bike more
than a mountain bike.
Jim
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| 2679.3 | SOLVIT::RONEY | Mon Sep 20 1993 15:14 | 7 | ||
My new GT Cirgue is similar to what you are looking for. My thoughts
anyway. It's a hybrid with different gearing, narrower tires like the
Avocets, etc.
it's really setup more for the road than the rough stuff.
Bob
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