Road Bike Faster Than Hybrid

Time to go on a diet.

Road bike faster than hybrid. The road bike is hugely faster than the hybrid though. The oclv carbon frame has a road smoothing isospeed decoupler to smooth out rough roads a carbon fork a shimano tiagra 2 10 drivetrain and hydraulic disc brakes make it perfect for everything from solo workouts to speedy group rides. Over the course of 100 miles being in a more purposeful position reducing wind drag can lead to a much easier ride and faster time. I was doing a 100 mile sportive on my road bike and going along nicely about 18mph and this person on a hybrid went past me doing at least 20mph.

But yeah you can definitely fly faster on a road bike. I love mountain biking because it gets me in the woods and it s more playful than road riding. The extra material issue will also carry on to the bike frame and fork. Still you can expect a rider with your exact skill level to be about 15 minutes ahead after riding around for a couple of hours.

A good road bike will save you as much as 5 8 pounds over your hybrid maybe even more if you buy a top end model. Fundamentally on a road bike one is using less energy for the same amount of work eg lighter more aerodynamic. In three days of cycling i ve set prs on strava on pretty much every segment i ride on the commute having ridden most of them over 100 times previously. This weight advantage is most evident on climbs so you should be a faster climber.

In fact you can expect a road bike to run about 25 faster than a hybrid even though the output of a specific bike is dependent on the energy put in. Fx sport 5 is a carbon fiber framed hybrid bike for riders who want the speed of a road bike with the comfort and control of standard flat handlebars. It was a totally unfair comparison because the headwind was much stronger this morning when i was on the road bike compared to the afternoon when i tested the hybrid. Wide hybrid tires with a pronounced tread roll slower than typical 700x23c or 25c road tires so you ll gain some speed there.

Speed is fun but not the goal for me. It is great that road bikes and gravel bikes are good at different things. I like road biking because it s so much different more of a controlled consistent effort that can be built upon. If your effort is the same on a road bike as on a hybrid the road bike will be faster because you are using less energy to overcome this weight.

My long low road bike with aero wheels and 28mm compass tires is materially faster than my gravel bike with a more relaxed riding position low gearing and 700 42 compass tires but they are both great at what they are designed to do and without trying to perform like the other. I took over 30 seconds off my best time up the hill from peckham. Third was a small sprint section.