Nice bikes there Trev. :good:
I had a road oriented Specialized hybrid and I've got an old British Eagle Shadow hybrid. The Specialized had carbon forks, skinny tyres, a super swanky frame and weighed a good bit less than the Eagle but I just couldn't get on with it. I could feel every bump and hole on the road, steering was twitchy and I never felt comfortable. The 1980's alloy framed Eagle has Schwalbe Land Cruiser tyres, higher ratio gearing, is much more forgiving and comfortable and is very capable off road. My average speeds were higher on the Specialized but as I wasn't racing on it, I moved it on.
I had a road oriented Specialized hybrid and I've got an old British Eagle Shadow hybrid. The Specialized had carbon forks, skinny tyres, a super swanky frame and weighed a good bit less than the Eagle but I just couldn't get on with it. I could feel every bump and hole on the road, steering was twitchy and I never felt comfortable. The 1980's alloy framed Eagle has Schwalbe Land Cruiser tyres, higher ratio gearing, is much more forgiving and comfortable and is very capable off road. My average speeds were higher on the Specialized but as I wasn't racing on it, I moved it on.