| Bicycle riding can add a sense of adventure and | | | | hybrid is fitted with wider tyres than your average |
| pleasure to your life. If you enjoy riding, choosing the | | | | road bike but has similar gear systems as the |
| right bike is of paramount importance. Earlier, you had | | | | mountain bike. Some models also come fitted with |
| two choices: a road bike or a mountain bike. | | | | mudguards and rise stems which can be adjusted |
| However, technology and innovation has conceived | | | | easily. |
| and brought into existence several types of bikes like | | | | Hybrid bikes are light in weight. They can be used to |
| hybrid bikes, comfort bikes and recumbent bikes. | | | | ride on roads, tracks, footpaths and rough terrain. |
| Selecting the right bike depends on where you intend | | | | They can withstand longer journeys as well. |
| to ride. Do you want to ride on the roads or | | | | These bikes generally use the road bikes 700cc |
| back-routes? Do you want to race at breakneck | | | | standard. This enables it to go comfortably over |
| speed or do you want to move at a leisurely pace? | | | | pavements and also facilitates easy climbing. You can |
| Though most bikes will let you do all these things, | | | | choose between an upright position and a |
| some bikes are made to suit certain pursuits more | | | | speed-oriented position. The upright position is |
| than others. The hybrid bike is one such bike that | | | | preferred by casual riders since it doesn't strain the |
| allows you to enjoy the best of both the worlds. | | | | back and neck. There is always high air pressure in |
| A hybrid bike is a kind of multi-purpose bike that has | | | | the tyres which allows you to go at faster speeds |
| the features of mountain bikes as well as road bikes. | | | | and travel longer distances. |
| The mountain bike was perceived as too slow, | | | | However, it is best not to use hybrid bikes to ride |
| unwieldy and heavy for the average rider. So | | | | over mountain tracks and severe off-road paths. |
| designers created the Hybrid Bike by taking the best | | | | They are better suited to gravel and dirt roads and |
| elements from mountain bikes and road bikes. The | | | | for commuting to and fro. |