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Planning to start riding bicycle again but confused which one will be more suitable a Hybrid or MTB?. Looking for specification on Bicycle But still confused how to opt for right specification ?. Here is Complete Guide to choose the Best suitable Bicycle for you online
Before You start searching a bicycle category, First thing you need to familiarised yourself with Bicycle Catagory
Hybrid cycles are light weight easy to use bicycle for city commute which can be used for long touring on paved roads (smooth or roads with little potholes and bumpy roads). Basic features to identify a Hybrid Bike
Below Example of Hybrid cycle with gear and front Suspension for Refrence
Mountain Bike are Mostly Designed for Mountain terrain or rough roads. The suspension and thicker Tyres can take the beating from roads. Mountain bikes can be used for both paved roads and off roads but due to thick tyres and little heavy weight they are comparably harder to Ride. Basic features to identify a Mountain Bike
Below Example of Mountain Bike with gear and front Suspension(Hardtail Mountain Bike) for Refrence
Catagory | Hybrid | Mountain |
Usage | (Paved roads mostly Smooth Roads - Rigid fork) (Potholes and bumpy - Suspension) |
Paved and off roads both |
Weight | Light Weight | Little heavier than Hybrid |
Distance to Travel | Short as well as Long rides | Good for short rides upto 15km , Longer rider consumes more energy |
Heavy Rider 100kg + | Yes can be used. Good quality Suspension such as zoom or suntour needed or no suspension |
Gets little Extra support because of thick Tyre on wheel |
Now depending on usage if you have figured out the bicycle category to choose , you can focus on the Frame and wheel size
For adults Above 18 (More closer you are to the Lower limit of height, better size dimension category you will be on the right side of table)
Height | Size |
5'0 - 5'4" | 16-18 inch Frame, 26T / 700C wheel |
5'3- 5'8" | 17-18 inch Frame, 26-27.5T / 700C wheel |
5'5" - 5'10" | 18-19 inch frame, 27.5T / 700C / 29T wheel |
5'8" - 6"0 | 18-20 inch frame , 700C / 29T wheel |
5'10-6"2 | 19-21 inch frame , 29T / 700C wheel |
Single Sped | Good for small Rides say 5km daily on flat Roads |
7 Speed | Good for around 10km daily on flat roads |
21 Speed | Mountain or hilly areas even 2-3km Long rides on flat roads 10+ km |
Note for Beginners
* Single Speed means without Gear
* 7 Speed have 7 gears in Rear wheel hub
* 21 Speed have 7 Gears in Rear Wheel and 3 Gears in front Crank (Pedal side), the combination is 21 gear
The following gear combination smooth shifting and high performance
Front - 1 x Rear -1,2,3
Front - 2 x Rear - 2,3,4,5
Front - 3 x Rear - 5,6,7
Fork Type | Definition | Usage |
Rigid Fork | No Suspension | Smooth Roads |
Normal Suspension Without Lockout | Suspension | City usage with bad roads, potholes or speed breakers |
Lockout Suspension with Preload | Suspension with option to lock it and use like non suspension |
City usage for small and long distance. You can lock the suspension when Riding on Highway to use like rigid fork Unlock the suspension when Riding in city (Rigid fork will give more speed than Suspension) |
Lockout suspension have different variants from non branded to zoom and suntour option. Branded suspension have smoother function as compare to non branded but that will increase the costing of cycle. Non branded can be used if the rider is light weight and usage is within city. For heavy riders or performance riding or usage on very rough rough roads Branded suspension will be better option
Gear Mechanism are available in 2 different variant. Most part of gear are same except the rear sprocket and hub. It comes in 2 different version. Freewheel and cassette. Both will functionally work the same way , only difference is performance
- Freewheel have 5-7 speed option while cassette have 7-12 speed option
- Freewheel cost less compared to Cassette mechanism
- Freewheel has less maintenance cost and replacement in case of breakdown is Easy
- Cassette maintenance is expensive but they break less and more durable in comparison of Freewheel
- Freewheel may wovel a little bit, Cassette wont
Shimano gears are One of the Best in market available for entry to sports level but just Shimano name is Not Enough, one need to understand the Gear specification and model number to understand and compare
Shimano Tourney < Shimano Altus < Shimano Acera < Shimano alivio < Shimano Deore
Each Level of Shimano gear has multiple variant as well. Higher the variant, better performance it will give. For example Shimano tourney itself has 20+ different variants . The higher variants of Shimano tourney will be close to Shimano altus lower variants in performance. Here is the numbering sequence for Shimano gears
x > y > z, and numbers 2>1 or 500 > 30.
Example -
ty500 > tz 500
tx500 > ty500 > tz500
ty500 > tz30
That being said, if you still have doubt in choosing the best suitable model for yourself as per your need,
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