I started riding again about a year and no less than 3 different shops told me essentially that I was trying to foolishly recreate my youth in wanting a racing bike and that all older guys who bought them realized soon that they really wanted a hybrid. I bought a CL hybrid and rode it for about two weeks before I bought a bike with drop bars. It was like night and day. The spark and love of riding returned with the second bike and I promptly gave the hybrid away