What is the difference between a hybrid, comfort, bikepath, urban, city, utility and cruiser bike?

June 23, 2008

We have been around bikes a long time and have no clue how a comfort bike is deemed just comfort instead of hybrid or ultra comfort. The choice in categories is overwhelming and not consistent.

Once you have figured out the category you want, you then have to battle the naming conventions within that line. It all makes our heads spin. So we here at Kind set out to make things easy for people that are looking at our bikes.

The problem is that what is out there is such a mashed up mess, we were confusing ourselves trying to squeeze our bikes into what others say is a category. So after much thought, and a few beers, we came up with the following:

All of our bikes are urban – fact is though, all bikes are urban. You can ride a downhill MTB on a bikepath, but probably can’t ride a road bike on a downhill course (without breaking it/you). So this designation really means nothing.

Our bikes won’t be determined by category, rather, each bike will be named for its purpose. If it’s a commuter, then that is the name of the bike. We’ll stay away from having multiple versions of the same bike that have nearly indistinguishable differences too.

We are doing this because we want to take the pain away of choosing the right bike for your needs. It also allows us to focus on the bikes people want and not come up with 17 versions hoping one or two will hit.

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