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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If the trails are paved, a road bike. They are so much faster and he’ll like that if he’s using it for transportation. If the trails are not paved, hybrid definitely. [/quote]

If someone rides their bike for transportation around DC or MD, do you find that most of the trails, and roads are paved?  Because none of us have ever done it, we don't exactly know.  [/quote]

Yes. Not many people use the C&O canal towpath for transportation.  There used to be the all gravel Georgetown Branch Trail, but that is shut for Purple Line construction, and will be reopened as a paved trail when it is done.  There are of course streets whose condition is such as to make "paved" seem dubious, places where a quick short cut on gravel makes sense, etc, but most people on road bikes are okay in such places.

I would think the first issue is how comfortable they are riding.  Road bikes are faster, but hybrids which put you more upright can be more comfortable for a beginner to ride in traffic, because it is easier to look around, and its a more natural posture for most people.  Let them try both kinds.[/quote]

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