Originally Posted by
3speed
^ I think that totally makes sense depending on the needs and desires of the rider. I would just add that a suspended hybrid is probably gonna way 10lbs more and not be very fun for a “real” cyclist, for lack of a better term.
I have an old Trek 7200 alu/susp-fork hybrid that is about the same weight as my Trucker. Fairly fun for around town at least despite the cheapo fork. I think the lower-priced hybrid forks have gotten a bit better but they still lack some features of the better models.