Originally Posted by Sixty Fiver

My hybrid is not a compromise bike as it does exactly what I built it to do... it won't go quite as fast as my road bike because it is geared lower and weighs a bit more but my road bike won't tow 300 pounds, go off road,tour, or even climb quite as well as the hybrid has gearing that allows it to climb walls.

For all day comfort the hybrid rules.

There are so many types of hybrid which is really a term to describe an all rounder that is designed more for comfortable riding than all out performance but there are hybrids like the Trek FX series that are more performance oriented and can hold their own quite well.

I have taken my hybrid on fast group rides and had no problem keeping up and it handles challenging terrain nearly as well as my mtb... for that I run a different wheel set.

It could be the one bike to rule them all.