![]() Eight great hybrid 2.0 bikesĮven within the hybrid 2.0 spec of double chainset and disc brakes there’s a lot of variation, along a spectrum from upright and cruisy to low-slung and speedy. And yes, you can ride poor roads and a bit of dirt on your regular road bike, but a hybrid frees you from constantly scanning for every rock and pothole. If you’re accustomed to speeding through the countryside with your head down and bum up, a hybrid is an altogether more relaxing ride, but still capable of covering distance. The upright riding position lets you sit up and enjoy the view and the medium-width tyres let you explore dirt roads and tracks as well a poorly-maintained back lanes. They’re great for unhurried country lane pootling. A few hundred quid for a decent hybrid - less with a Cycle To Work scheme deal - pays for itself in a just a few months of not driving or using public transport.īut hybrids aren’t just about practical cycling. With a rack and especially with mudguards a hybrid is practical, sensibly-priced general transportation. That doesn’t just mean commuting, which actually accounts for a minority of short trips, but also general getting around, visiting friends, going to the pub or the shops and like that. Their upright riding position and good brakes makes hybrids ideal for short trips round town. Discs have their issues too, but at least if you get the wheel into place, they work. I see an awful lot of bikes with very badly set-up rim brakes, and in particular V-brakes that are flapping around with the cable unconnected closing them is awkward and people just give up. Those are the big advantages of disc brakes, and there’s another bonus too. In the last few years, with compact chainsets dominating on road bikes, and disk brakes providing reliable, powerful and weatherproof stopping for mountain bikes, we’ve seen a new generation of hybrids develop: hybrid 2.0, if you like. ![]() Hybrids have long been the best-selling bike type in the UK, and they’ve developed along with changes in the bikes that supply their components. They appeared not long after mountain bikes became popular in the 1980s, providing riders who didn’t want to ride off-road with the other advantages of mountain bikes: upright position, powerful brakes, and wide gear range. The bikes known as hybrids combine road bike size 700C wheels with mountain bike brakes and gears. Triban RC500 Flat Bar Road Bike - £649.99.Welcome to the latest edition of ’s buyer's guide to the new-generation flat-bar bikes we call hybrid 2.0, in which you’ll find everything you need to know to find the right hybrid 2.0 for you, plus our pick of seven of the best hybrid 2.0 bikes. ![]()
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