I hate to ask the obvious, but do you have to ride your road bike in the drops? I rarely do on my road bike -- I get a better grip on my brakes from the hoods.
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01-18-2008, 10:44 AM #1
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01-18-2008, 11:47 AM #2
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I do generally ride on the hoods on my bike, but even then I feel hunched over/low and not as stable. I used to commute by a mountain bike in Richmond, VA, but I sold that bike when I moved to NYC. I do remember it being slow as compared to my commuting buddy's bike, which was a road bike, but when I was riding by myself it didn't really bother me.
I'm really interested in your response, Spokewench- do you find hybrids to be less nimble than mountain bikes? The roads up here are definitely rough, and there are always a lot of cars to dodge!
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