Originally Posted by finnster

Thanks again. I have been planning on selling my old MTB and replacing it with one hybrid bike to do everything. I am starting to rethink that strategy. My old MTB is a Trek Antelope 830, one with the steel chromoly frame that I understand was made in the USA back in the day (the frame not the whole bike - it says Taiwan on it). I bought it new and have taken good care of it so it is in excellent condition. A couple of LBS's have told me these old Treks are actually in demand - which causes me to think: why should I get rid of it? I didn't want to have multiple bikes but two isn't that big of a deal.

Most of my riding will be commuting to/from work with a few longer road rides mixed in. I should get a nice fairly light and quick hybrid for this and not worry about taking it off road much at all (keep the Trek 830 for that). That narrows my selection by taking dual sport type bikes out of the equation. Bikes like the Trek FX 7.2 or Jamis Coda Sport would be the best choice then....