Mine is a Fuji Absolute 1.0, but I am sure that most makes have a similar model if you have a different brand preference. The Absolute series is very similar to Fuji's entry/mid level road bikes other than the flat handlebar (which I did not get along well with and have replaced with a trekking bar). If you want something reasonably fast on the road and reasonably graceful on semi-improved trails it is an excellent option. The other way to go for that mix of uses is to buy a road bike that can accept tires up to 32 - 38 mm, I assume there are at least some out there that will. That would put you in pretty much the same place and if you like the road bike drop bar handle bar setup it would be the best way to go. I've passed roadies on crushed limestone trails that I can't keep up with on asphalt and I am pretty sure that if they had the right tires I'd not be able to keep up with them either place. Performance hybrids are so close to road bikes as to make almost no difference in the same way that trail hybrids can be close to MTB's. For that matter middle of the road hybrids can be pretty close to touring bikes, especially if you put trekking bars on them!

Ken