It's also ergonomics for me, I've come to prefer the brake lever & shifter position on my Hybrid as I can shift/brake without moving my hand position, useful when the paths are crowded with people & dogs.

The problem I have is the Giant Escape hybrid is really too small for me and the OCR is a much better fit. I just prefer the Escape's flat bar.

In a normal time, I would just go down to my LBS and buy a Giant Escape in my size, but right now they have none in stock.