Originally Posted by stanman13

From what I can tell, your Diamondback is a $1200-1300 bike. Your going to take a beating on that to trade it for a $500-600 hybrid. I think you will be less satisfied with the cheaper hybrid than if you just adapted your mtb to be more street friendly. Swap out tires and tighten up the suspension fork and it'll feel and be faster for you. You can customize a lot for the amount you're going to lose on the trade.

Then again, if you really aren't happy with it and want a new bike, who am I to tell you no?