outwest5, you sounded exactyl like the way I did. However, I'm the only one who rides.

It's so nice to be back in the saddle again. I'm riding 2-5mph faster, I don't run out of gas and bonk on hills, my hands and arms aren't sore and I still have a lot in the tank when I've finished my ride. By the time I got off the bike, I wanted to stay out and go for another ride.

Take today for instance. 1 hr. workout 15 miles, 1250 feet of climbing + 2.8 miles of cool down over 20 minutes. I would have been faster but it was 40F, I was dodging idiots with dogs running off leash (illegally), and my left calf was tying up (instead of my usual right calf ) on my way back.

I wouldn't be able to do that on a hybrid.

One more thing, climbing hills is actually fun on that bike.