Originally Posted by
cyccommute
If you want to go hammer on the road, get a road bike. If you want to go pound rocks, get a mountain bike. If you want to do both, get both
There are jobs that hybrid bikes do very well that a straight road bike or a straight mountain bike cannot do nearly as well. A mountain bike is too heavy for many commutes, but a road bike wouldn't do the job either. My hybrid is better than either one for the commute.