A hybrid bicycle is a bicycle designed for general-purpose utility and commuting on a wide variety of surfaces, including paved and unpaved roads, paths and trails. It combines features from the road bike and the mountain bike, and includes variants such as the city bike, cross bike and commuter.
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In the 1960's it must have been every "cafe racer's" dream to own one of these. The ingenuity of race bike builders meant that it was inevitable that one day somebody would build a hybrid bike that combined the superb handling of the Norton Featherbed frame with the renowned performance of Triumph's engines.
This one's got everything on the Father Christmas list: alloy rims, twin leading shoe front brake, clip-ons, rear-sets, racing tank, racing seat, central oil tank, swept-back pipes and reverse-cone megaphones. I always thought the pre-unit engine / gearbox looked so much better than the later unit construction. These look superb in what appears to be the much sought-after "slimline" version of the Featherbed frame.