Originally Posted by
Grey.
I still don't get why a "specifiable set of defining characteristics" is a bad thing.
The CAAD8 has the exact same frame (and Sora drivetrain) as the road bike version, it is literally the same bike with flat bars. Is your implication that any bike with flar bars is a Hybrid?
They're called performance hybrids. Some people just want a fast bike with flat bars.