I love my hybrid for city cruising and running errands on, however, I prefer road bikes for longer/quicker rides. To help out with comfort on your 2100 you might go with 25mm tires over 23mm. My first road bike was a Trek 1200. On smooth bike paths comfort was really no problem, but on harsher roads comfort suffered. I have since switched to a Voodoo Rada with a Reynolds 853 steel frame that I built up. A much more compliant ride and is actually quite a bit lighter coming in at 16.5lbs.