http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Best ladies hybrid for pot holes? en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:33:38 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12801#post-153811 Fri, 16 May 2014 19:48:59 +0000 KarenJS 153811@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Have to say I'm quite liking the old steel pink and green Raleigh mountain bike I've borrowed. The thicker wheels are great over the pot holes and the weight makes it much sturdier in the wind. Not doing my neck and back much good though lifting it up and down two flights of stairs. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12801#post-153405 Tue, 13 May 2014 21:04:39 +0000 sallyhinch 153405@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A steel frame might give you a bit of give without the weight of front suspension (but with the weight of steel of course). There's lots of steel hybrid / mountain bike frames from the 80s/90s kicking around which a bike recycling place might stock. Add in a sprung Brooks saddle and you might be able to ride over the odd emergency pothole without suffering too much </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12801#post-153393 Tue, 13 May 2014 19:21:49 +0000 KarenJS 153393@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thanks for the input. I wasn't sure if front suspension would be a good thing or a bad thing, as it adds weight - I have two flights of stairs to carry it up and down every day!</p> <p>Possibly should also have mentioned I'm small (5ft) so need something that will come in a small frame size.</p> <p>@kaputnik I generally don't <em>intend</em> to ride through potholes, but sometimes there's not much option, like the Kings theatre junction bone shaker.</p> <p>@iwereright I totally feel for you re having to replace your current bike. I replaced my 18 year old mountain bike last November and hadn't really a clue what to get.</p> <p>@instography I'm liking the look of the tyres on that! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12801#post-153390 Tue, 13 May 2014 19:04:25 +0000 le_soigneur 153390@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My SWMBO go a Ridgeback Meteor from <a href="http://www.swc.co.uk/#!product/prd1/1199959671/ridgeback-comet">Sandy Wallace Cycles in Inverkeithing</a> with 700x37 tyres and mudguards+rack. At £350 it was the only hybrid that had a cassette rather than freewheel so it has stood up to potholes well in the last 4 years. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12801#post-153369 Tue, 13 May 2014 15:29:46 +0000 Baldcyclist 153369@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Snowy Whyte offer a 2 year warranty on frame and forks. The wee pannier lug thingmy fell out of the frame at 25 months. (<a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12746">as discussed here</a>) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12801#post-153367 Tue, 13 May 2014 15:22:11 +0000 Snowy 153367@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Baldcyclist I would think the frame will still be under Whyte warranty, depending of course which bits are causing the trouble, and the cause. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12801#post-153364 Tue, 13 May 2014 15:12:20 +0000 Instography 153364@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Last year, my OH got a Kona Dew for £500, which came with hydraulic disc brakes and is generally very nice (so nice I also bought one). A bit like <a href="http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/kona-dew-deluxe-stubby-bike-2013/rp-prod119470">this</a> but without the front rack. I like the look of this one though with its rack and mudguards. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12801#post-153358 Tue, 13 May 2014 14:58:09 +0000 Baldcyclist 153358@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Bits have started falling off my 2 year old Whyte CX frame, not sure I would recommend one now. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12801#post-153356 Tue, 13 May 2014 14:52:14 +0000 I were right about that saddle 153356@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Actually Whyte make a nice range of suspension 'all terrain' hybrids;</p> <p><a href="http://whyte.bike/2014/section.php?xSec=44&amp;xPage=1&amp;jssCart=dea0a63aa998d93f0abbdd804d1992c6" rel="nofollow">http://whyte.bike/2014/section.php?xSec=44&amp;xPage=1&amp;jssCart=dea0a63aa998d93f0abbdd804d1992c6</a></p> <p>Malvern women's maybe? £650, but they always look nicely made when you see them in the shops. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12801#post-153347 Tue, 13 May 2014 14:35:56 +0000 kaputnik 153347@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Regardless of whether or not you have a suspension fork, I'd ride around the potholes, rather than through them - you never know what's lurking in it.</p> <p>I assume you mean looking for a bike for rougher surfaces, cobbled streets etc.</p> <p>A bike that can take big diameter (~45mm) Marathon Plus or similar tyres would be a suggestion. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12801#post-153344 Tue, 13 May 2014 14:25:39 +0000 I were right about that saddle 153344@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Well, as a long-time devotee of the hybrid style, I'd have to say that I would also struggle to pick a new bike to replace mine. Thing is that the front suspension hybrid that's ideal for Edinburgh riding has gone out of fashion. When the front forks on my bike died a few years ago it was very difficult to get a 700c replacement unit.</p> <p>With my bike having now done fifteen winters I'll be looking for a new one soon. I'm considering a 29 inch Trek mountain bike. They, seemingly uniquely, are eyeleted for racks and mudgaurds. I'd fit road tyres most of the time, retaining the option to put the knobbly tyres back on when needed for trail riding.</p> <p>I'm also thinking of fitting a suspension front fork to a hub-geared kevlar drive belt bike. </p> <p>I'm not helping much, am I? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12801#post-153174 Mon, 12 May 2014 18:17:16 +0000 KarenJS 153174@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>After having my bike stolen last week, I have decided I will get one I like even more! That would preferably be one that I could ride at a decent speed over potholes without worrying about being thrown off, and ride over cobbles without getting a headache. </p> <p>I was wondering if anyone had recommendations for a fairly decent ladies hybrid (budget 300-400)? More on the sporty side but with thick enough tyres to cope with pot holes and cobbles, and gears to cope with hills. Used for commuting and weekend rides.</p> <p>I've had a test ride on a couple but can't seem to find anything I really like yet. Thoughts are maybe the giant escape, dawes discovery or specialized crossroads.</p> <p>Any opinions/help on what to choose would be great :-) </p>