How many of you ride a HYBRID bicycle?

[hans kraay fan club]

Who said that?

I used to have a hybrid but found it a bit pointless, it's not like you can really take it off-road. .

I feel this is where the bike industry has got it wrong. Hybrids are not bikes capable of off and on road riding really, .

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[mlg57]

I have a Scott sportster hybrid bike, love it paid around £350 for it

Yup I have a Scott Sportster too, great bike, I done the London to Brighton twice on it and plan to do it again this June.

 

[mlg57]

and I should add I have used it off road loads of times and its been fine.

 

[Stat Brother]

Why do the cycling overlords of NSC think that anyone who buys a hybrid bike has any desire to take it off road?

I may be wrong but I took that comment as being somewhat snooty and condescending.

I used to have a hybrid but found it a bit pointless, it's not like you can really take it off-road.

I'd be curious to know if Badger felt he was an NSC cycling 'overlord'

I feel this is where the bike industry has got it wrong. Hybrids are not bikes capable of off and on road riding really, they are commuting bikes with an upright mountain bike position. The sooner these bikes are renamed Commuters the better as far as I am concerned.

If there are 'overlords', the Pantani is one and he is giving the correct advise, in part backing up your statement.
If you're going to look down on someone I suggest you do it with some knowledge.

 

[Badger]

I may be wrong but I took that comment as being somewhat snooty and condescending.

I'd be curious to know if Badger felt he was an NSC cycling 'overlord'


If there are 'overlords', the Pantani is one and he is giving the correct advise, in part backing up your statement.
If you're going to look down on someone I suggest you do it with some knowledge.

Of course I'm an overlord, I've got a cape and everything.

 

[Stat Brother]

Of course I'm an overlord, I've got a cape and everything.

I know sweet pea.
I was meaning a specific cycling Overlord, not THE over everything Overlord.

 

[Woodchip]

Of course I'm an overlord, I've got a cape and everything.

Ah, but do you own a replica Team Sky skin suit? Only then are you a true overlord.

(Cycling Geeks in-joke)

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I may be wrong but I took that comment as being somewhat snooty and condescending.

If you're going to look down on someone I suggest you do it with some knowledge.

Wow. Talk about a massivly defensive over-reaction. I have absolutely no knowledge of bikes or cycling - nor would I ever claim to have. Its years since I even fixed a puncture, so I certainly wouldn't condescend to anybody on the subject. I'm not 'looking down' on anyone. What a very strange statement.

Statements like 'hybrid bikes are pointless because they aren't really any good off-road', are exactly the kind of thing I meant - based on assumpuntion (of what the purchaser intends to do with it).

 

[Stat Brother]

Wow. Talk about a massivly defensive over-reaction. I have absolutely no knowledge of bikes or cycling - nor would I ever claim to have. Its years since I even fixed a puncture, so I certainly wouldn't condescend to anybody on the subject. I'm not 'looking down' on anyone. What a very strange statement.

Then I very much apologise.
As said, I took the 'cycling overlords' & bad advise as a swipe at the NSC cycling community.
Which then did get me very defensive, as I do think the posters with some cycling knowledge do a very good job in helping those that don't.

Once again I apologise for giving you short shrift.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Then I very much apologise.
As said, I took the 'cycling overlords' & bad advise as a swipe at the NSC cycling community.
Which then did get me very defensive, as I do think the posters with some cycling knowledge do a very good job in helping those that don't.

Once again I apologise for giving you short shrift.

You're forgiven!