Originally Posted by
fenny
For what it's worth, road bikes are sturdier than hybrids. If you need something sturdier than a road bike, then we're talking about cyclocross, touring bikes, or (on the hilarious end) downhill mtbs and similar.
That depends on the road bike and the hybrid. I have two aluminum road bikes, one made of Columbus 7005 and the other of Easton SC7000. There is no way they could take the beating of the 90 Trek 750 or 96 Speacialized Crossroads that I have.