Quote Originally Posted by Look View Post
But now I'd like the flexibility to ride with my children when we go to the state parks. So there may be a hybrid or some down market mtn bike in my future.

Any suggestions?
Look - I started with a Giant hybrid - Sedona - and got the cycing bug. like some others I too choose a light, fast red road bike. My littliest at 3 (it's his baby photo i have as my avatar) got his 1st bike on the weekend and we all went to the local school playground to ride about. No way would the road bike have worked there. My hybrid was perfect - can go up & down gutters, pedals are flat & you can ride upright & fluff around with one hand reaching down to a kid.

Would I ever give up my road bike though? Never - it's freedom for a working mum & somehow it seems you can be more 'one with the bike' when it's skinny & fast!