the position is the biggest thing for me. My hybrid is simply MUCH more comfortable for me than my road bike was, even after paying for a fitting. It also takes the bumps of neighborhood streets much better.

I don't have a racing suit with matching socks to go with the road bike either . I don't have a desire to look like a "racer wannabe" which is really what too many riders look like.

The hybrid means I can ride when I want, where I want, and with who I want. Sometimes that means I'm riding with with someone on a road bike. Sometimes it means I'm riding around the neighborhood with my wife on her 1982 Schwinn 3-speed.

I don't find Hybrids to be "undecided" or "not good at anything", but rather just the opposite. To me, it is the bike for those who just like to ride, for exercise, for enjoyment, and not for the appearance of a race or training for a race.