Yup. A hybrid is pretty much anything that isn't specifically a racing bike or a mountain bike.
An el cheapo bike (like my baby!) will cost you in the $300-$400 range. ($300, if the bike shop guy is in a good mood.) That'll get you, well, my bike! No shocks, 21 speed, Shogun Metro AT. Low-end brakes, de-raileurs, the works (but still better than anything 5 years older than it.) Suits me fine and gets me round town. I don't go off-roading (unless you count some of the less well-maintained bike tracks) so the lack of shocks doesn't bother me. Another couple of hundred and you're looking at getting shocks, disc brakes and other refinements. Anything above $700-$800 and you're either getting ripped off or you're buying a mountain bike or a racing bike.
Shoguns seem to be the bike du jour, but I still have a soft spot for Giants 'coz of my old bike. I always thoroughly recommend Ray's bike shop on Sydney Road 'coz they always treat me well, offer me good prices and any repairs get done quickly and without overcharging on either parts or labour. But that probably isn't much help in Canberra.
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An el cheapo bike (like my baby!) will cost you in the $300-$400 range. ($300, if the bike shop guy is in a good mood.) That'll get you, well, my bike! No shocks, 21 speed, Shogun Metro AT. Low-end brakes, de-raileurs, the works (but still better than anything 5 years older than it.) Suits me fine and gets me round town. I don't go off-roading (unless you count some of the less well-maintained bike tracks) so the lack of shocks doesn't bother me. Another couple of hundred and you're looking at getting shocks, disc brakes and other refinements. Anything above $700-$800 and you're either getting ripped off or you're buying a mountain bike or a racing bike.
Shoguns seem to be the bike du jour, but I still have a soft spot for Giants 'coz of my old bike. I always thoroughly recommend Ray's bike shop on Sydney Road 'coz they always treat me well, offer me good prices and any repairs get done quickly and without overcharging on either parts or labour. But that probably isn't much help in Canberra.