Alysa ft1 raleigh

The melon-colored frame is made of aluminum alloy AL and custom formed butted tubing to reduce weight and for durability. The top tube slopes down steeply step-through design , so you can easily get in and out of the bike. Ride the Alyssa 1 everywhere around the city: to work, to school, to the park, to run errands, or just for pure fun. This fitness hybrid bike is equipped with the Kenda Kwick Tendril x35c tires, which offers enough width and tread to grip on dirt trails, bike trails, and surfaced roads.

But if you have short arms, a wide handlebar might not be a good idea. This hybrid bike will help get where you need to go, with the benefit of a speed gear system. With different gears to choose from, you can comfortably ride through various terrains at different speeds—ride fast on the flat and cycle up hills better.

This is one of the main reasons some people buy it. Despite the poorly written user manual, you can easily put together this hybrid bike. It already comes with the tools you need.

The tire valve stem of this bike is not the usual type. As you may already know, the right pressure, which is 30 TPI threads per inch for this bike, will markedly affect your comfort and how the bike rides and handles. Wide handlebars have their upsides: better control of the front wheel, better positioning for balance, and allows easier breathing. But recently, I've begun to hear a lot about "performance" hybrid bikes, like the new 8-speed Raleigh Alysa FT1.

Supposedly, this new breed offers something close to the speed of a road bike. A non-pokey hybrid? Definitely worth a test ride or two. By Su Reid-St. John I'll admit it: I'm a bit of a bike snob. But recently, I've begun to hear a lot about "performance" hybrid bikes, like the new eight-speed Raleigh Alysa FT1.

And so the Raleigh Alysa entered my life. It's not my first bike; I have both a road bike and a mountain bike. But I've always felt slightly foolish just casually riding either of them around. With my road bike's dropped handlebars and aero bars, my mountain bike's nubby tires, and clipless pedals on both, it's obvious that they're meant for something other than tooling around the 'hood.

But a hybrid bike—now that's the kind you could ride down to the store or over to the post office without feeling out of place. And I guess, technically, you don't need speed to do those things. But the thing is, I like speed. And to my surprise, the Alysa has it. Okay, it's probably not quite as fast as my road bike, but it's close enough. As I flew down hills and zoomed along straight-aways, I felt the giddy, wind-in-your-face joy I hadn't expected from a hybrid.

That's not the only thing to like about this bike. It shifts smoothly, rides smoothly, brakes smoothly. It's sturdy and well-made. Particular kudos, too, to Raleigh for the ergonomic handlebar grips—they're just broad enough for my smallish hands to hold comfortably, and they are angled just right.

My hands often get tired when I ride, but not on this bike. It handles well off-road too another hybrid benefit: you're not pavement-bound. I rode it all over the bumpy, grassy dirt of our local park and never once felt out of control. I'm not saying I'd use it for serious trail rides, but dirt paths?