Originally Posted by
funbikerchick
I have seen a few rides advertised where they came right out and said road bikes recommended or even preferred. I don't like the position of road bikes, but I must admit they are lighter than my hybrid. I wonder if a more expensive, high end, hybrid would be able to keep up in group rides with road bikes.
Probably not any meaningful performance difference. Though it is hard to say for sure, I would say couple of pounds off the bike might result in a few seconds to at most a minute or two difference over the course of say 50 miles. And you should be able to make that up and more with better diet and training riding your current bike.