Road bike or hybrid? Neither. I get more of an aero advantage on my commuting 'bent and the seat is more comfortable than either upright platform. I also have a Schwinn Suburban and a 70's Motobecane. Of those two, I'd take the Moto- a little faster and even with the smaller saddle my butt hurts less than on the Schwinn. But neither has the Barcalounger comfort of the P-38 (below), and both are considerably slower. Moto less so but the Schwinn is a dog. They all handle about the same in traffic but I find cars give me more room on the 'bent. In a nutshell I'd say, for me, about a 3-4 mph (avg) difference between platforms at similar effort.