i'd consider my commuter bike (giant fastroad) a hybrid. it has skinny tires, but a flat mountain style handlebar so you are in an upright riding position. it does what i need it to, but i'd feel a little silly going out for a rip with a road crew and while it could ride on a hardpacked gravel road, it would not be fun.
personally, i'd avoid any bikes in this category that have a front shock as it makes the bike heavier and the likelyhood of really needing a shock is low and chances are the shock is not that great.
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Originally Posted by jayswin
Does anyone else ride a hybrid? I think I'm seeing why almost everyone has said you should just pick road or mountain. I'm enjoying the hell out of riding, but this thing is pretty slow on pavement and not really good enough for off trail.
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