Pooks I'm guilty

I started with a trusty trek 7200 hybrid. Rode it around for a couple of months, got in decent shape - but every imaginable accessory for it (clipless, etc). Then graduated to a full-on MTB.

I think hybrids are good bikes to start on - they are reasonably priced, accessible, wide set of gearing - and when you first start out, nobody knows for sure that they are going to be sucked into this sport the way we have!