BTW - I meant the topic to be "Hybrid" and "Comfort" defined

I guess what perplexes me more than anything is why some cyclists appear to look down on any particular style of bike or riding. In another thread here this week someone appeared to consider commuting to work a kind of "junk" riding. I don't get either - what is important is we get out on our bikes - whatever they look like and however we choose to roll

I had no idea there were so many different categories for hybrid bikes - I did some searching and as others have pointed out here - it does seem to be a term that is used differently. Then we have the OTHER kind of "hybrid" that has an assist of some kind - which is all good. Whatever kind of steed gets us out the door and riding rocks!