Originally Posted by
ColinL
A mountainbike does fine on the road, although knobby tires are slow and wear out fairly fast on pavement.
A hybrid shouldn't be used for anything more than a gravel road. If there are rocks, roots, drops and jumps, you need a mountainbike.
+1 on that.
I enjoy my hybrid when tooling around the neighborhood with my family but I do not use it for anything else. They really are not meant for the trails. I do ride my mtb on the street with no problem if I have it out. It is more versatile than either my road bike or hybrid. Yes, it is heavier but it is fine for tooling around and for trails. If you can only have 1 bike than go for the mtb.