You know, if you have knobs on your tires but you're riding on the road they will be slower and will slide out more easily on the wet asphalt. I assumed that since it was a hybrid, you had a fat but road type tire that's smooth. Maybe you would like to change. Just make sure every body involved explains things to you. Great opportunity to learn stuff. Bike shops have whole racks of tires and you can compare widths and how much tread or knob you can have- all lined up for inspection. bat your eyelashes at your sweety and get a lesson out of him. And the shop guys.

This is the downside of cyberspace- you can't really show somebody how to do something, or give 100% accurate advice if you can't actually see what's up. Bars and swimming pools still have a place after all.

Hope you feel better soon. Was it bad?

Lizzy