Will it hurt the bike...or me???

[Grog]

Ride the bike!

It definitely won't be hurt by road and light trail riding.

It's actually pretty hard to hurt a bike...

And, by the way, your bike sounds like it is a hybrid.

[MartianDestiny]

Ride it. You aren't going to hurt it.

My carbon race bike has seen dirt roads, washboards, gravel, tree roots, curbs and it's 100% fine. I can't say I recommend doing that consistently on a race bike, but the point is it really does take more than we give credit for to mess up a bike.

And honestly the distinction (if there really is one) between a commuter/city designation and a hybrid designation is blurry at best.

[sfa]

I agree. Just ride it. I think a lot of the classification that manufacturers use has more to do with marketing than anything else. Sounds like your bike shop listened to what you wanted and sold you a good bike for your needs.

Have fun!

Sarah

[momsquared]

All good news! Now I am not concerned about riding the crap out of it. I really do like the bike - just wanted to make sure I wasn't doing something crazy - or crazier than normal.

[kfergos]

All good news! Now I am not concerned about riding the crap out of it. I really do like the bike - just wanted to make sure I wasn't doing something crazy - or crazier than normal.

This is crazy.

So is this:


What you're looking to do with your bike doesn't even begin to scratch the surface of crazy as far as biking goes. Go for it and have fun.

[Aquila]

I think riding in that salt water might tend to corrode the chain, so if you're going to ride with sharks, be sure to rinse it off.



As everyone else has said, ride, ride, and have fun!

[TrekTheKaty]

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