Do what ever you think is correct, it will be. It does not matter what anyone else thinks you should do, it obviously matters what you think you should do. If you just don't like the road bike sell it. If you take a small loss, so be it. Only you know what your finances are like. Three bikes is unpractical. I own three and I am getting another tomorrow. However, I have a method to my madness. It works for me. I like the opinions of the folks in this forum but ultimately it is my choice. If you don't like the road bike after umpteen attempts then get rid of it. Ride it until you sell it and get the hybrid. What ever bike makes you excited about riding it is the one you need to own. If it is not the specialized then let it make someone else happy. I have suspected all along that you know what you want to do, you just don't want to take a loss on the bike and/or consider it a failure. A failure it is not, life is always trial and error. Get the damn hybrid already we all know you want to.