The Schwinn Discover Men’s Hybrid Bike, which is a cross between a mountain bike and a road bike, is a men’s hybrid bike offers the best features and capabilities of these two popular types of bikes in one affordable package.
Bike riding is not just a fun way to get outside or to get to work and save gas and wear on on your car, it is a great way to get healthy low impact exercise that is great for both physical and mental health.
This popular Men’s Hybrid Bike, which goes by several novel names including a comfort bike or city bike, is an affordable and comfortable all-around men’s hybrid bike that is great for exercise, to commute to work or school, or to just ride around town.
Why is Bike Riding a Great for Mind and body Health?
Bike riding has many health benefits for the young and old. Let’s start with the obvious, riding a comfort bike is a great way to get low impact exercise and it’s fun. You get to use and work all of your muscle groups, and add fresh oxygen to your lungs, muscles and brain.
Research shows a 2 mile bike ride burns more calories than a 2 mile walk. A leisurely bike ride burns nearly 180 calories, while a 2 mile walk burns about 175 calories. Bike riding and trail riding are easier on your hips, legs, knees, joints, and ankles than is walking or running, and Schwinn makes the best hybrid bikes for any budget.
In addition to the physical health benefits of bike riding, there are several mental health benefits of riding a comfort bike for exercise. Bike riding has been shown to improve memory, thinking, cognitive skills.
Exercise for older adults is particularly important to reduce or eliminate depression, since many older adults are shut ins, or don’t get out to see, talk to or otherwise interact with other people.
What is an Aluminum City Frame?
An aluminum city bike frame is stiffer than a steel bike frame, and better suited for trail riding than a traditional city bike. The Schwinn Discover Men’s Hybrid Bike includes a shock absorption system on the forks and seat post, so you experience a smoother comfortable ride on variable terrains.
A city bike is not recommended for rough terrain, off-road or mountain biking.
An aluminum city frame is a light weight aluminum frame design, that is used for entry level and mid-priced hybrid bikes that will navigate urban environments, such as paved roads; up and down hills; streets with potholes; light off-road trail riding on uneven gravel or dirt trails with changes in terrain.
Designed to Absorb Shock
The Schwinn Discover Men’s Hybrid Bike includes a front end suspension fork to absorb shock from bumps, uneven pavement and dirt trails; while the seat post has a shock absorber so your backside and lower back will enjoy a smooth ride on any terrain.
A city bike has smooth tires designed for pavement. A hybrid bike, on the other hand, is more versatile, since it has tires with small nubs for all types of terrain you may experience while on your bike ride. These tires can grip wet or dry pavement with ease, and hugs uneven streets, gravel or dirt roads and trails so your bike won’t slide out from under you. Having the front fork shock absorber and seat post shock absorber will ensure you have an enjoyable, stress-free and pain-free bike ride, whether you’re riding your bike for exercise, going to school or work, or just out for a leisurely bike ride.
You have the Benefit of Swept back Handlebars
Men’s Hybrid Bike
Men’s Mountain Bike
Unlike a mountain bike, which has swept forward handlebars so you are leaning forward over the frame, can leave you with a sore back, neck and shoulders after a bike ride. A hybrid bike, like the Schwinn Discover, has swept back handlebars that allows you sit more upright. An upright position takes the pressure off your neck, back and shoulders, and allows you to ride in a more casual fashion, to take in the scenery as you ride.
A Hybrid Bike has a Soft Padded Seat for Your Rear
If you have ever ridden on a road bike or mountain bike, then you already know hard that darn seat is, and how sore your backside is after you ride it for a while, until you get used to it wearing regular clothes, or you wear padded biking shorts.
For your total comfort, safety and riding enjoyment, the Schwinn Discover Men’s Hybrid Bike is the best hybrid bike, since it has a soft wide saddle, so you can take a short city stroll, or a 30 mile long distance ride in total comfort without a sore rear end when you are done.
In addition to a soft, wide saddle, the seat includes a suspension seat post that moves up and down with the terrain to absorb any shocks or bumps from the road or trail, so your backside, back and shoulders don’t take a beating.
What are Dimensions and more for the Schwinn Discover Men’s Hybrid Bike?
This is a standard adult male bike frame.
Frame size is 53.9 in.
The weight is 40.5 lb.
Length is 70 in.
Height is 43 in.
Wheel Size 700c
Tube Length: Seat tube to top – 18.25 inches; Ground to Front horizontal bar – 28.25 inches
Tube Size: 700 x 35c
21 Speeds for uphill, downhill, trail riding or flat terrain
The Schwinn Discover Men’s Hybrid Bike comes standard with 21-speed SRAM grip shifters; Shimano rear derailleur; Promax alloy linear pull brakes and a rear gear carrier. Remember your old ten speed bike that had shifters on the center bar, and you had to be careful shifting so you didn’t look down, take your eye off the road?
With the 21-speed SRAM grip shifters, your comfort bike has smooth access to shift to any of the 21 gears to up or down hill smoothly and simply by just clicking the shifter with your thumb.
This popular Schwinn Hybrid Bike includes Shimano components, which have been the industry standard in entry level and mid-priced Schwinn bikes since 1961. The Shimano TX-31 rear derailleur allows for quick, smooth and quiet gear shifting for your comfort and safety.
With the Promax alloy linear pull brakes, you have confidence that your Schwinn city bike will stop quickly and accurately any situation, in any weather and on any terrain with safety and minimum effort. Promax was started by famed bike racer, Toby Henderson, to provide the biking industry with the best quality bike components at the most affordable price.
Is this Hybrid Bike Easy to Put Together?
The Schwinn Discover Men’s Hybrid Bike is so easy to put together, anyone can do it. The majority of the bike is pre-assembled in the factory for you, including the chain and hand braking system. The bike can generally be fully assembled in 10-30 minutes.
The bike is shipped to you via Fedex. The product shipping Dimensions are: 53.9 x 7.5 x 31.9 inches. The Shipping Weight: is 46 pounds.
All you basically have to do is put on the handle bars, put on the seat post, attach the seat and screw in the peddles.
The tools you will need for assembly are:
- Wrench
- Screwdriver
- Flathead screwdriver
- Pliers
Maximum Weight Capacity
The maximum weight capacity for the Schwinn Discover Hybrid Bike is 250 Lbs. (114 kilograms)
What is the Warranty
The Schwinn Discover Men’s Hybrid Bike is guaranteed against manufacturing defect (defined as a defect in materials or workmanship as delivered with the product) for as long as the original purchaser owns the bicycle, subject to the terms and conditions of this limited warranty.
Where Can You Buy the Schwinn Discover Men’s Hybrid Bike?
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http://www.schwinnbikes.com/usa/bikes/hybrid
http://www.bicycling.com/training/fitness/your-brain-bicycling
http://bike.shimano.com/content/sac-bike/en/home/mtb1/shifting—braking/rear-derailleur.html
http://www.schwinnbikes.com/usa/support/warranties/
Ken Weiss is a health blogger who is passionate about natural and holistic cures for men’s health issues. He is the founder of menshealthcures.com
