The bottom line story I ended up with a 2019 Trek DS3 in silver. The shortened but longer story, I didn't want a road bike because I'm not comfortable with that riding position. OTH, I didn't want a cruiser or dutch bike because they're a bit too upright. Hybrids nicely filled the gap and what I wanted. I briefly rode 3 of them (would have liked more than a few loops around the parking lot). None were perfect (nothing ever is) but the DS3 came really close and felt the best. I've made 3 changes to it and, with those changes and 600+ miles later, I'm extremely happy with what I got.