A hybrid bicycle is a bike designed for use on roads and bike paths, for leisure, commuting or as a general mode of transport with influence from both road bikes and mountain bikes. Each manufacturer is free to base their hybrid closer to one type or the other, making it difficult to define precisely what a hybrid is A relatively recent type of bicycle, the hybrid aims to retain the features of mountain bikes which have made them accessible and popular, however they are designed to be more suitable for urban use.
In general hybrids use mountain bike gears to make riding in hilly environments easier and have an upright riding position similar to a mountain bike. Handlebars are neither down turned like a road bike nor flat like a mountain bike. Rather, they have a slight upturn providing a more upright seating position They are constructed from the same materials as road and mountain bikes.
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