Hybrid Vs Road Bike: 5 Key Differences You Need To Know

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Dont know why "sitting upright" is equated with comfort, road shocks go straight up your spine, whereas with your back at an angle, you don't have to absorb the shocksbrbrComfort on a bicycle isn't the same as sitting on the couch and watching tv comfort Comfort also derives from getting maximum speed for minimum effort, and sitting bolt upright you lose mechanical efficency and have to work harder to put the same power into the pedalsbrbrSame thing with visibility, sitting upright doesn't improve your field of view, in any direction
Comment from : P Harger

I don't know why but I have 2 bikes one is Giant brand and the other is Trek I'm not a professional rider, but the Trek one has suspension and is heavier My Giant bike is a lighter and normal hybrid bike Although my Giant bike has thinner and lighter wheels, it is slower I took it to bike maintenance and the person there said there was no problem with my bike Now my bike, which is heavier and has thicker wheels, goes faster Trek is faster when we leave it downhill without pedaling at all We change bikes and although I am heavier, the trek still goes fast Can anyone explain this? This situation is so weird!
Comment from : Uğur Göküş

I just bought a flat-bar gravel bike At 62 and returning to cycling after a 10-year lay off, I want to enjoy the ride!
Comment from : Tonya Lewis

I love my ridgeback hybrid bikes They just sail along all day
Comment from : 46FreddieMercury91

Thanks man
Comment from : Nemesis

One bike to rule them all GravelbrbrWell At least for day rides, exercise and "hobby riding"brbrFor going to the store, communting to work, the pub etc, there is my trusted flatbar ("bmx style"), single speed, aluminium, wide tires, kinds no-sus mtb/hybrik bike Always dependent Good stuffbrbrSo The best bikeis two bikes 😅
Comment from : Emil

I have a hybrid with bar ends I can get much more aero using them Having them takes away much of the advantage of a road bike
Comment from : Ody 2002

i'd take a hybrid anyday versatile great for doing tons of mileage strong i use to put in 50 miles a day on my hybrid over hills and through city traffic that's 50 per day! u get strong legs, burn cals, get hit and stay in the saddle ride tall and see up ahead ur not lance armstrong and ur not riding mountains trek and giant make great ones u can cover a lot of ground fast, beat them up and they work
Comment from : phayworth

Work as advertised, good for a beginner rider
Comment from : Jennifer Colbert

Hybrid all day everydya diggaaa
Comment from : Iakob Kv

For everyday use hybrids certainly work for me Most of them easily go over GRAVEL too - it’s basically the tyres fitted on any bike that allow this anyway, but the cycling industry has the job of convincing consumers to part with their money and spend it on the latest products with the latest buzz words attached to them😂
Comment from : Nigel Lee

what a marketing snakeoil sorcery aero dynamic 😂 your body aint even covered with teflon
Comment from : 雪隠

Get a decent hybridok for fitness, commuting, unsurfaced roads, touring all year round Too much snobbery in cycling these daysmedia and industry just want sales and not every one is interested in being a roadie Tour de France wannabe, but just enjoy cycling!
Comment from : Rule 303

Great video Thanks for sharing
Comment from : Mychael A Pierce

Well said 👏
Comment from : Antonio Botello

Some years ago, before there was such a thing as "hybrid bikes", I had a mountain bike, but I needed a faster bike to commute to work on Where I lived, it was quite hilly in places, and the inner city traffic was on the dangerous side So I went to my local bike shop and found a Scott racing bike at a good price, threw on a flat bar, resulting in having to change the shifters, but that was fine I also got flat pedals(for fast getaways - without mishap - at the lights) I really needed that upright position in the dangerous traffic, plus as a mountainbiker, I find the racing position not comfortable on the back etc So it was comfortable, plus I had the speed and acceleration to keep me out of danger in the midst of traffic, and I was able to get up hills with relative ease
Comment from : Storm4155

I have a boardman hybrid and a giant propel road bike Both are great Different rides abut enjoyable Alternate summer and winter
Comment from : Peter Duckworth

In the olden days there were only two types of bike: penny farthings, grifters, choppers, bmxs, ladies' shopper bikes, racing bikes, plus lots of bikes that look incredibly similar to hybrid bikes Hmm! 🤔 Has young Rupert not bothered to do his homework or is his scriptwriter just lazy?
Comment from : Young Murphy

Don’t spend any hard earned money on a bike that you will barely use
Comment from : Excellent

In the UK : If I am not looking at traffic, I am looking at potholes , they are everywhere We don't have the roads for a road bike
Comment from : keith Blower

I love riding hybrid I also give my self excuses as to why people on road bikes are much faster than me
Comment from : Eden Almakias

If you can only have one hybrid every time it can do anything a road bike can do and more touring yep go to the shops yep putting in Training miles comfortably yep commuting to work hell yeah light gravel no problems
Comment from : zed Aprilia tuono 1000r

my specializewd roubaix technically speaking is a hybrid bike
Comment from : ItzFairplay

I always stick to Hybrids , sometimes you cycle faster knowing a piece of glass won't pop your tire
Comment from : Georgian Bay

Very helpful video, than you
Comment from : Arvind

The biggest difference: spandex on a hybrid looks even more rediculous
Comment from : Jeroen De Clercq

You 1st country people really dont know what hybrid means brAn hybrid bike is a rigid mtb with thin tyres, high seat post position, low STRAIGHT handlebar position and the most important thing: 3 plates (42-36-24) and a road cassette brTHIS is what a hybrid bike is brNot that BS brands sell to you brThose are huge ugly commute bikes
Comment from : Unknown

get one of each, problem solved
Comment from : Bob Ingalls

Road bikes are much more dangerous since your head is leaned in forward Road bikes are actually garbage on sidewalks so you have to choose between getting wacked by a semi or running through grass/dirt
Comment from : God Emperor Meow

Sell your car and get a UL certified E-bike
Comment from : God Emperor Meow

I just don't understand why gravel bikes are so damned expensive I can buy a hybrid bike with a carbon fork and high quality aluminum frame with better components at half the price point of an entry-level gravel bike
Comment from : Olympic-grade lurker

Is frame size more adjustable for a hybrid bike as compared to a road bike?
Comment from : Edgar Menezes

A CGR shoudl be better than a gravel as jack of all trades
Comment from : DemiGod

Im on a 11,6kg hybrid Carbonfiber fork and hydralic brakes, its awesome and upright position Goes quick and silent Racer would be even quicker, but less comfort
Comment from : SonOfWalhall

Do they make Road bikes with Gravel/Hybrid tires?
Comment from : Dr Manhattan

Could you recommend a good hybrid bike for under £1000 ?
Comment from : granitebhoy32

Hybrid bikes are not all aluminum or steel I am looking at Trek and Specialized hybrids that are carbon fiber You can get hybrid bikes that are quite sporty I actually don't know why you would get a drop bar bike unless you were racing And gravel bikes are really derivative compared to a hybrid
Comment from : F1hotrod

want cheap gravel bike , just buy a hibrid and install drop bars ,
Comment from : darkphotographer studio

Alu-minum
Comment from : DlSGUST

If you like wearing lycra and want other men to look at your bulge - get a road bikebrbrIf you want a bike for most situations get a hybrid brbrYou're welcome
Comment from : Craig

There are carbon fibre hybrid/flat-bar bikes from Trek and Giant Also the tyre width is not a determining factor because you may always change it with a narrower one
Comment from : Pilz J

Wish it had an outside indicator for when full
Comment from : Lara Margaret

Thank you for all the great info
Comment from : Douglas Martinez

Get a hybrid and buy a drop handle bar
Comment from : daniel larr

Can u put a drop bar on a hybrid bike?
Comment from : Bernaflor B Delos Santos

Just got a hybrid bike as a beginner rider Trek fx 1, hopefully it’ll be suitable for me
Comment from : Nafisa Chowdhury

Buy an hybrid if you are a granny or as thick as pig s##t
Comment from : Tarmac and cyclocross no gravel

I have a slim tire in the rear end of my hybrid bike 😅
Comment from : young hen

My View is if you want to get around and just love cycling anywhere on bike paths and light gravel trails go for the hybrid
Comment from : Mark Hay

I started with a used Giant Rapid III Hybrid, was by far my fastest bike off of Marketplace and I used it for century rides and to tackle large inclined climbs Recently picked up a used Giant Defy road bike, and it's top speed doesn't feel 'That' much faster, but cruising speed is noticeably faster per same effort I just went back to use the Hybrid again after riding the Road bike for a couple months, it blew me away how much more confident I felt on that Those wide handlebars had me tackling sidewalk turns I would have slowed down for on the Road Bike, amazing how big a difference that was
Comment from : vulpixgrant

Great video I was debating between getting a first-time rider a hybrid or road bike for city biking in uncertain conditions Definitely going with a hybrid bike!
Comment from : John Smith

Bike weigh
Comment from : Andy Jame

2 years later , now i understand gravel bikes
Comment from : SmokeyVlogs

Another point is that step through frames are usually found more on cruiser and hybrid bikes rather than the high bar road/mountain bike frames
Comment from : DarkWatersNovel

Here we are more than two years after this video went live and I'll bet you can guess what I'm going to say Road bikes with their current pricing, limited options, and poor designs (everything has gone aero) targeted more for pro racers make absolutely no sense Buying a road bike these days can bankrupt you
Comment from : Charles Man

I had my heart set on a voodoo bizango Pro Mountain bike brBut a hybrid would definitely suite my needs better
Comment from : Ezatron

If u like riding bikes and u have membories with it and ur in UK pls take care of u bikes cause my bike got stolen today from tram Station today and UK police does nothing
Comment from : SIDHU MOOSE WALA

I own both!
Comment from : 2020JeepWrangler

That was great! Thanks for sharing!
Comment from : David Aliverti

Get a mountain bike the extra weight will make you fitter and you’ll be 5-10 mins later but you can go anywhere
Comment from : S 9

I'm so clueless The last bike I bought was in 1989
Comment from : DerekT

No, in the "olden" days you are just referring to people who wanted a bike almost exclusively for road or off road sports and recreationbrThere has always been other bikes for people who wanted or needed a bike for more varied or other broadly utilitarian purposes
Comment from : T Connolly

I am perchager
Comment from : Rohtash Kumar

In the 'old' days it was even simpleryou had a BSA or Raleigh with a 3speed Sturmey Archer that was for commuting, meeting girls or riding up and down mountains at horrific speedsor you had a drop bar 5speed racerthat was your choice
Comment from : Ramblin on and on

Basically, gravel bikes win
Comment from : Niklas Jonsson Westerlund

I’m riding a trek fx3 disc 2022 and for me it’s fine for commuting to work and fitness
Comment from : Mike Jeffers

So hybrid is a cross between road and mountain, but gravel is a cross between hybrid and road?
Comment from : SomeGuyInRVA

cool bike i want it
Comment from : Fan Wei

Thank you I think I need a gravel
Comment from : D C

I choose hybrid btwin rs 700 from decathlon my old bike was stolen long time I am riding a 150 cc motorcyclebr I live in Istanbul lots of trafficand roads are bumpy
Comment from : 35ozgur

I wonder what the purpose of the background noise/music is Is what he says not interesting, so that is has to be drowned in noise?
Comment from : Brian Hansen

I own Trek 7300FX dual sport / hybrid bike for 20 years by now I'm comfortable doing 100+ km day rides here in Schwarzwald, which isn't exactly flat I can climb anything most mountain bikers climb 500 euro investment 20 years ago, plus occasional service
Comment from : Toomas Vendelin

What kind of stand are the bikes in?
Comment from : Thomas Garrett

I have recently purchased a giant roam 0 and I can say I am impressed It is perfect for my needs
Comment from : ray askew

I used to road and mtn bike regurlarly doing long distances and steep inclines I haven't sat on a bike for about 4 if not 5 years I have since obviously grown very unfit My bikes now live in a storage downtown I think for beginners or the 'returnees' wanting to get into fitness/biking a hybrid bike is the way to go Road bikes hurt your body if you're not used to the position and as for mtn bikes they tend to be heavier and stockier Hybrids can be cheaper and I wouldn't worry about top components, take care of that once you cross that bridge and upgrade to a more advance bike
Comment from : C M

Some Road bikes suffer from toe clipping when maneuvering through the traffic Keep that in mind
Comment from : Shut da hell up

i have road bike but its handle is straight i dont know how to sprint it quickly
Comment from : PRO MULTI GAMER

I want to ride for work (10kms one way) effortlessly please suggest me one bike(bicycle)
Comment from : Sai Prayastha

Since this is for beginners, what does "dragged out" mean? Is that another way of saying leaned forward?
Comment from : J F

Hybrid bikes are ideal for most people, including the beginner riders, who aren't sure they want to commit to a particular discipline br Gravel bikes are best for people, who would otherwise prefer the road bike, but refuse to put up with their numerous shortcomings A would-be roadie, who wants more out of his road bike than just races or club rides - is the ideal candidate for a gravel bike acquisition I, for one, would hardly ever need a road bike (much as I love the Bastion Demon, Super Leggera or Road) A gravel bike is hardier, in many ways more versatile, much more poor terrain -capable, quite a bit more comfortable on and off -road - and, depending on the configuration - only very slightly slower than - a road bike
Comment from : Leo_inter_Hyaenaem

What about ATB
Comment from : ShanExplores

There are also differences in steering tube angle, rake, and trail that affect stability IMO, hybrid bikes are LESS comfortable The upright position puts a lot more stress on the seating position The flat bars have only 1 hand hold position versus several on drop bars
Comment from : Bob Nelson

My comuter hybrid have alloy frame and carbon fork, it's pretty light Easy choice for me
Comment from : TheMainCore

I would argue a hybrid will get you fitter because it's less efficient and weighs more in a set period of time
Comment from : jfloyo11

Wish i could afford a gravel bike
Comment from : wordsinahandle

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Comment from : Bacciagalupe

every single reason you gave for why the road bike is faster is secondary to the specific gear ranges of each individual bike you can have the lightest bike in the world and if there's not enough teeth on it, hills, for example, are still going to be vile compared to any budget hybrid
Comment from : Dan Ciminera

So a hybrid is the middle ground of a mountain and road bike And a gravel bike is the middle ground of a hybrid and road bike?
Comment from : Thomas Green

Back in the nineties I already owned a hybrid bike, which was pretty well equipped to the standard of that time It took me everywhere: commuting, through the forests on light trails, and even on the Ventoux, Pailheres and the Parpaillon The last one I couldn't have done on a road bike, because after several km the tarmac went into gravelbrIf I'm going uphill, I just want to get there I don't have to win a race Might be something to consider!
Comment from : Permanence in Change

Thanks!
Comment from : Luis F B Junqueira

There are so many hybrid choices now Just about every variation one could imagine
Comment from : Nelson G

Hybrid is best for city riding, it gets bumpy in certain parts of the town, in and out of side walks and driveways
Comment from : TheSoloJourney

i have a flat bar road bike :p that i converted to single speed and put some old ass xt v brakes on it cuz lol
Comment from : Technodrone313

I'm convinced that the entire purpose of you tube videos and comments is just to make you unhappy with whatever bike/ebike/camera/backpacking gear you happen to own at the precise minute you are watching the video
Comment from : Frank Vehafric

How good is java siluro 2 ?
Comment from : 1MS19IM022 _ VENKAT JAIRAJ KALLA

Generally hybrids are made of lower quality components than Road and MTB’sbrI put my old Shimano SLX drive train on my wife’s 20 year old hybrid and some better wheels and tyres and she loves it
Comment from : Satu Rupiah