Hybrid Bicycles

Want to save some bucks from petrol of car driving occasionally and at the same time having fun with cycling around urban or suburban area? Owning a suitable bicycle is a solution for that. What about buying a hybrid bicycle? What is hybrid bicycle? Not easy to define, actually; but some hints are available.
A hybrid bicycle is more understood as a bicycle that designed in a best effort to accommodate the best features of a road bicycle and a mountain bike. So, when you visit a bicycle shop and take the first glance of them, you may get the impression that the bicycle is just a mountain bicycle with some road bicycle's characteristics.

These are the characteristics of a typical hybrid bicycle:
- Larger 700c wheels (makes it more efficient than a normal mountain bicycle)
- Wider rims and tyres than a typical road bicycle make it stronger than road bicycle
- Flat or nearly flat handlebars (similar to a mountain bicycle) allows the rider to sit in a more comfortable and upright position
- 18 to 27 gears just like most of the mountain bicycles
- May have front suspension forks (not a feature for road bicycles)
- Good for long rides on paved surfaces if comfort is your priority

Some typical hybrid bicycles:




Or some newer type of hybrid bicycles (electric-assisted):

My dream bike, a three wheeler from Piaggio

Riding a motorcycle can give you thrills sometimes, but this one will give you thrills plus stability because it got three wheels. Two wheels are actually from in front, make it a more stable machine compare to other types of two or three wheelers.

This motorcycle is actually a scooter from Piaggio, a world renowned motorcycle's maker for its classic scooter, Vespa. The machine name is called Piaggio MP3, came in various versions, let's look at the specification of this machine:

The most basic version, MP3 125 has these specifications:

Engine: Single-cylinder, 4-stroke, 4-valve
Displacement: 125cc
Front Suspension: Twin monoshock with Parallelogram
Front/Rear Brake: Disc brakes
Wheel Size: 12"/12"/12"
Length/ Width/ Seat height: 2,130mm/ 745mm/ 780mm
Weight: 199kg
Full tank capacity: 12 litres
Max speed: 103km/h

More about this 3-wheeler, please visit http://www.mp3.piaggio.com/index_eng.html