Originally Posted by igor441
After reviewing the specs of all the hybrid bikes mentioned here, I bought a Fuji Absolute. Fuji describes this bike as a "flat bar road bike". And it is! I am stricktly an urban rider and a road bike drop position simply is not for me. The only change I made is to fit a handlebar with more back-sweep. Still flat, but with 9 degrees of back sweep. So now I have the speed and acceleration of a 22 pound road bike, and the riding postion I need.
Igor
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That's a nice hybrid. You have good taste.
I would have chosen the Bianchi Strada simply because it's steel even though the Fuji is better looking. A hybrid with limited hand positions made of Alu can cause problems. My second choice would have been the Jamis Coda.