Why buy a hybrid bike?

Hybrids are the bikes that most people should have. If you want a bike for commuting, going to the shops, getting fit or just for getting around a hybrid is generally the best choice. They combine the speed of a road racing bike with the confident handling of a mountain bike to give you the best of both worlds.

Where are you going to ride?

The first point to think about when picking a hybrid is the kind of surfaces you will be riding on. There are two main flavours of hybrid bike. Some, like the Trek FX, Specialized Sirrus and Cannondale Quick are mainly intended for use on the road. They have bigger gears and skinnier tyres so that they are fast on tarmac. Other bikes like the Trek Dual Sport, Specialized Sirrus X or Cannondale Quick CX are designed to be used on a mixture of surfaces including tracks and gravel paths. They have bigger, grippier tyres and often come with easier gears and some suspension to soak up bumps.

Read our full hybrid bike buying guide

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Trek made their first bikes in 1976 in a barn in Wisconsin. Now they’re one of the biggest bike brands in the world. Trek bikes cover everything from professional-level road and mountain bike race bikes to commuters, hybrids and kids bikes. There is a strong heritage of racing at Trek and many Trek bikes have a strong race influence. They take a very scientific approach to researching bike and human performance and then make the fastest and most efficient bikes they can.

It doesn’t stop their attention and passion for cycling flows through everything they do. Since the 1990s, Trek has supported Places for Bikes. Places for Bikes is an advocacy organisation in the USA that gets more people on bikes more often! Places for Bikes ethos falls in line with the companies mission statement to:

Build only products we love. Provide incredible hospitality to our customers, and change the world by getting more people on bikes.

Frame Alpha Gold Aluminium, rack and mudguard mounts, DuoTrap S-compatible, cantilever-brake mount, 135x5 mm QR

Fork FX Steel, threadless steel steerer, rack mounts, cantilever brake mount, 405mm axle-to-crown, 5x100mm QR

Front hub Formula FM21 alloy, 100x5 mm QR

Rear hub Formula FM31 alloy, 135x5 mm QR

Rim Bontrager Connection, alloy, double-wall, 32-hole, Schrader valve

Spokes 14 g stainless steel, silver

Tyre Bontrager H2 Comp, wire bead, 30 TPI, 700x35c

Shifter Shimano Altus EF500, 7-speed

Front derailleur Shimano Tourney TY510, 34.9 mm clamp, top swing, dual pull

Rear derailleur Shimano Altus M310

Crank Forged alloy, 48/38/28, chainguard, 170 mm length

Bottom bracket VP BC73, 68 mm, threaded

Cassette SunRace MFM300 freewheel, 14-34, 7-speed

Chain KMC Z7

Pedal Wellgo nylon platform

Saddle Bontrager Sport

Seatpost Bontrager alloy, 27.2 mm, 12 mm offset, 330 mm length

Handlebar Bontrager Riser, steel, 25.4 mm, 30 mm rise,

Size: S, M, L 600 mm width

Size: XL, XXL 620 mm width

Grips Bontrager Satellite

Stem Bontrager alloy, 25.4 mm clamp, 10-degree,

Size: S, M 90mm length

Size: L, XL, XXL 110 mm length

Headset 1-1/8" threadless, sealed cartridge bearings

Brake Tektro alloy linear-pull

Please note: Manufacturers can sometimes change the specification of the products from time to time.