Bikes: Comfort, Hybrid, Mountain & Road BikesBelow are samples of cycles we can order if not available in the shop.
Cruisers
The first bike of many baby boomers, and still in demand for its simplicity and ease of care. Cruisers feature wide tires for easy balance. This is perfect for riding around your neighborhood or on a bike path.
The cruisers from Reid Bikes are easy to ride and is chock full of flare. They have a single speed and a comfortable saddle.
Comfort Bikes
The original runaway popularity of mountain bikes was mainly related to their greater comfort for casual cyclists, compared to the drop-handlebar, skinny-tire sport-touring bikes that had been the predominant adult style through the ’70s and early ’80s.
By the late ’90s, this trend had gone so far that many casual/beginner cyclists were finding mountain bikes uncomfortable. In response, the industry came up with what is commonly known as a “comfort bike.” Typical comfort bikes resemble mountain bikes in wheel size, brake and gear equipment, but also differ in several ways. Comfort bikes have:
- Shorter top tubes, for a more upright riding position;
- Taller, often adjustable, handlebar stems, also for a more upright riding position;
- “Riser” handlebars, also for a more upright riding position;
- Wider saddles with springs (and/or suspension seatposts.);
- Smooth, wide tires for quiet and comfort on smooth surfaces.
Hybrid Bikes
A hybrid is a cross-breed, the result of taking features from two different sources and creating something different, with aspects of both. The term has two common uses in bicycle parlance.
Hybrid bicycles, also known as “cross” or “fitness” bicycles are a cross between a mountain bike and a touring bike. The best of them have the handlebars and control levers of a mountain bike, with the frame, gears, wheels and brakes of a touring bike.
Hybrids usually come with 622 mm (700c) wheels like road/touring bikes, but with wider tires than are normally supplied for touring. The larger 700c road wheels will roll fast. The result is a bike that is great for a quick ride across town or a casual country ride. Hybrids and Comfort bikes are great choices for riding the TowPath Trail!
Comfort and versatility are paramount on the KHS Brentwood. Excellent for beginner, recreational and fitness riders that want to go from pavement to rail trails.
Mountain Bikes
Mountain bike (MTB) is the currently preferred term for bicycles made for off-road use. The classic mountain bike uses 559 mm wheels, have at least 15 speeds, and can have linear pull, cantilever or disc brakes. The mountain bike is in many ways a hybrid design, a cross between a BMX bicycle and a touring bicycle.
Mountain Bikes are intended for off-road use in rugged terrain–this is where their aggressive tread, wide tires and heavy-duty frames shine. On smooth roads or reasonably even trails they become unnecessarily fatiguing. For riding Towpath or other bike trails or moderate road rides, a Comfort or Hybrid bike is a better choice. A newer category of mountain bikes is the 29er. “The so-called “29 inch” tire size is not actually a new size, it is just a new marketing term for 622 mm (700C) wheels with fat tires. This size is probably a good option for taller riders for off-road use, compared with 559 mm (26 inch decimal) wheels. Larger-diameter wheels don’t sink as far into holes, so they give a better ride in rough conditions.”
Youth Mountain Bikes
- MTB style cockpit
- Alloy frame
- Shimano 21-speed shifting
- 24″ wheels
If you’re looking to get started in the adventurous world of mountain biking, then the Reid MTB Pro Disc is a great place to start. Equipped with a Zoom 100mm travel suspension fork with pre-load adjust and mechanical lock out, Shimano TX800 24-Speed rapidfire gearing and running on the popular 650B (27.5 inches) size wheelset for the perfect balance of smooth handling, quick acceleration and added stability.
The KHS Alite 50 is a great entry level mountain bike. It features an aluminum frame with a replaceable derailleur hanger, a Zoom fork with 60mm travel, and easy to use Shimano ST-EF500 shifters.
Road Bikes
The Reid Granite 1.0 is built for weekend adventures and the dirtiest of commutes, get outdoors and explore on The Granite 1.0. Featuring a lightweight 6061 alloy gravel-grinder frame, compact Shimano gearing and disc brakes for performance in all conditions.
KHS offers Sport road bikes. Sport bikes have the look and feel of a racing bike, but in a more comfortable and more affordable package. These bikes are great for fitness, commuting, light touring and fun road riding.
Trikes
From Wikepedia: A tricycle (often abbreviated to trike) is a three-wheeled vehicle.
Tricycles generally follow one of two layouts:
Tadpole: with two steered wheels at the front and one (usually driven) wheel at the back. Tadpole recumbent trikes are the sport tourers of recumbent trikes. They sit low to the ground and allow leaning and body english for accomplishing tight turns and maneuvering.
Delta: with two wheels at the back (of which one or both may be driven) and one steered wheel at the front. Delta recumbent trikes resemble the classic all around trike. The seat height is higher than the tadpole trike, allowing for an easier mounting and exiting. This type is well suited for recreational riding as well as carrying cargo. Whether it’s needed for exercise or just to feel the simple joy of riding again, the Evo Latitude 8 is a great choice. Riders who struggle with balance or just want the security that comes from three wheels on the ground will find this trike with its 8 speeds equally capable at getting around the neighborhood as it is on longer rides to the store.
Not all trikes fall into one of these two classes. For example, some early pedal tricycles used two wheels in tandem on one side and a larger driving wheel on the other. It is common for tricycles to have front and rear wheels of different sizes. Read more about Trikes at wikipedia.org/wiki/Trikes
