Originally Posted by
NormanF
I think the poster wants a flat bar fast road bike. A hybrid is not built for speed. Its built for getting people and things from point A to point B. If one is looking for speed, the road cycling forum is more suited to checking out that option.
He is looking at the variety of hybrids that are of marketed as "flat bar road bikes". Anything from Orbea is nice, but a real Orbea road bike converted to hybrid would be much nicer. Many who choose "flat bar road" style hybrids would prefer a top end road bike fitted with flat bars, but the cost is much, much different even before you look at swapping out the bars, shifters/brake levers, grips and probably stem.
I agree with 007, if you are thinking about spending $2000, a road bike conversion would be worth looking at.