User talk:Ecobone

Hybrid Bicycle

Hi Andrew, Thank you on behalf of those of us out here, who value and rely on the information contributed to information sites, Wikipedia in particular as the most widely known and valued. a quick note on a hybrid bicycle as being in the cycling industry for an extended period of time, hybrids in particular my main volume of sales. the hybrid as you put it far better than I could “blend characteristics from more specialized road bikes, touring bikes and mountain bikes.[1] The resulting "hybrid" is a general-purpose bike that can tolerate a wide range of riding conditions and applications.”

I can’t imagine the amount of messages you get from people, this my first response to anything as I was looking for more explanation for a hybrid, I could forward and will be using yours. The hybrid yes does borrow the flat style of a mountain bike, the mountain bike does not have an upright riding style, actually the complete opposite, as when riding a mountain bike your weight is positioned more forward as this provides for better handling when off-road, per a front wheel drive car on a slippery surface. -t — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ecobone (talk • contribs) 04:13, 29 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with your suggestion that the mountain bike does not inherently have an "upright riding style", but I question your argument for why it does not. I have not heard before your explanation that "when riding a mountain bike your weight is positioned more forward as this provides for better handling when off-road, per a front wheel drive car on a slippery surface," and I question the link between better front wheel traction and better handling.

In any case, I will take a look at correcting the hybrid bicycle article to no longer assert that mountain bikes have an upright riding style. -AndrewDressel (talk) 14:07, 29 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]