aka Tom Reingold
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Posts: 40,506
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
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A test ride should tell you most of what you need to know.
"Moving up" in these types of bikes often means getting a bike that leads you to lean forward a bit more. Some hybrids put you upright, and some have you lean forward though usually not as much as on road bikes. But if you expressly don't want that, that's fine, too. Tell the salesfolks.
All of those brands are fine and are good quality. You can't go wrong.