Hey Steve, Hi from another Sawyer!! My wife and I just purchased replacement hybrids instead of road bikes. However, while my old hybrid was more MTB than road our new ones are more road than MTB. We ended up with Giant Escape RX 0's that after our first week and 200 miles or so... love.. except the saddle that is. Thats got to go. We ride mostly paved rail trails or roads and still have MTB's for rough stuff. Here's the link to my thread in the hybrid section. Good luck with your next purchase. I'm sure you will enjoy what ever you pick.