Originally Posted by
bicicleta810
IF I can find a hybrid that will be just as good in pavement as it is in dirt/gravel paths, that's what I'm going to go with. I'll be staying away from Mountain bikes, MRT you hit the nail in the head when you said the LBS was steering me in the wrong direction.
You are describing just about any hybrid, or alternately adventure bike that you should be able to buy at just about any local bike shop. Don't know why the one LBS is steering you to the Marlin, and Verve instead of the FX2. Do you even have a lot of dirt or gravel trails in your part of florida? a quick google search of central florida bike trails gave me links to trails that are mostly paved.