Um, none of the above. I wanted a step through frame for my arthritic bod, internal gears for emergency stops, and 46cm chainstays for cargo capacity. That added up to "hybrid" at the time, and it still does. I ended up relatively upright, but that is largely due to my body type... it'd be tough to build a flat bar bike that'd be really aggro given how long my torso is.

I could definitely have gotten a road bike for less.