Quote Originally Posted by tulip View Post
I had an urban commute for five years through DC. I found my Jamis Coda Comp was perfect. I highly recommend it. It's a hybrid. It replaced my mountain bike, and is much lighter and nimbler and easier to ride (and faster).

EDIT: Jamis Coda is actually more of a road bike with flat bars, so I guess technically it's a hybrid, but it's much lighter and faster than the clunkier hybrids. MuttNutt--I guess you need to define hybrid for us--what do you consider a hybrid??
I bought one for commuting. It's considered a flat bar road bike, but some call it a "hyper-hybrid". It's nearly as nimble as a standard road bike but with a more upright position. It's also got the eyelets for racks and fenders.