Unless you want to spend a good deal of time in off-road mode, get a road bike. I've had my hybrid since January and have put about 500 miles on her. It did not take long to realize that what I really should have bought was a road bike, and I regret not going that route now. I just didn't know what I needed at the time. That's only saying that I made a poor choice for myself. Many have hybrids and they hit the sweet spot for them. I'm just not one of them.