[Closed] anybody ride a nice looking fast hybrid bike

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'nice looking hybrid'
oxymoron.

(that cotic is gopping)

I think it's a looker! Here it is in touring mode:
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I have a Giant Seek 0. Is designed as a commuter bike but the geometry is the same as the Giant Talon 29er. It has an alfine 8 hub gear so is the perfect bike for winter and commuting. Bought it because there are many tracks within 15miles of where i live so i can ride out on this and ride the tracks and back. It has 700c wheels and i fit 35mm cross tyres to it for when i am using on mixed surface rides. Have also fitted 700x28 Gatorskins on it and done 60mile road rides no problems. In this guise it is fast. I work in a bike shop and have build up a road rat for one customer, felt that is was quite weighty when built up. The brief ride i had on it didnt impress me. Check the Giant web site for pics of the current model, might take some pics of mine and upload at a later date.

I recently bought a 2010 Trek FX7.5 in the sales. Very good spec for a shade over £400 (brakes aside), but not sure I would be as keen if I had to pay the full RRP of £700.

Rides well but a little short in the TT, measures up less than published geometry. I can see why there are so popular. Tyres would need to be changed for anything remotely off-road.

Is it a looker, then no.

what is a Hybrid in your opinion?
A road bike with flat bars? or a mtb with mudguard and rack attachments? or something else?

I ride to work 14miles (one way) along a canal, half is surfaced, half is rough track. I wanted to build something light and mtb orientated, so I could also use it as an mtb, kind of multi use. It has a split crown race, so I can swap out suspension forks quickly. With carbon rigid forks it weighs under 20lbs. I can also fit mudguards and rack with my Salsa Cromo forks

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great guys thanks

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Singlespeed Commuter:
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Trails:
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Tarty FunTime:
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no much top end but very nimble.

Not strictly a hybrid ....
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...but its used for commuting/touring/leisure/shopping/trails/pub

I'm in the middle of a very slow build of something similar.

I've an XC frame, into which I plan to fit 700c rims on MTB hubs and fit hydraulic disc brakes and a 2 x 9 drive train.

I've got some of the parts already and will be getting the frame sprayed soon. Once the frame has been painted, the build will begin.

^^^^ Those strange looking drop bars (nedrapier) look interesting and I like the large white tyres.

I may go for flat handle bars on my bike and use DCLs.

🙂

Bars are on-One Midge if you're interested, Solo. Those tyres are definitely marmite! about 50/50 love/hate!

The build sounds cool, post a pic when it's finished?

Mine looks great (IMO of course 🙂 )

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for commuting and mild trails
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take your pick. They're all good on and offroad, all have been used as commuters and they're all fast (with me onboard anyway)

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This is my roadrat, I think it's very pretty...

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I really like the look of some of the Boardman hybrids - they have a similar utilitarian beauty.

I like the Cotic a lot but it does look better with the black chainset in the second picture.

I don't own it, but wish I did 🙂

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Clubber.

You pic has reminded me. I've also got Carbon forks for my build, which are 700c, disc brake compatible.

I did look into importing some of those Woodman forks from the US, but then, in an unfathomable act of curiousity.
I walked into a Halfords and spotted carbon forks on their boardman bikes, that were disc compatible and didn't have canti bosses.
I asked if I could buy them spereately and it turned out that I could.

So I've a set of carbon disc comp forks to put on the frame.

I've been collecting parts when I could afford it and when I can get a bargain, during the last two years.
I'm hoping to finish it this summer, so will be chuffed to post pics then.

😀

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Samurai.

I like the orange bike most, but chuckled when I noticed that you've balanced the hip flask on the saddle of the Kona.
I award you one house point for hip flask inclusion.
😉

Love the looks and ride of my specialized sirrus for my 14 mile each way commute and not too bad on the local canal paths either, only had it a month so far but love it so far much better then having to commute on my 35lb Patriot 😆

A bit more road orientated but I just got a ridgeback flight 01. Top level of kit and we have them at silly prices.
http://www.realcycles.com/products.php?plid=m37b0s285p2681

Lovely looking imo and very comfortable!