Originally Posted by
Kontact
Not to be dismissive of a hybrid, but this is not a bike to particularly worry about performance enhancements. It is bike that is supposed to be comfortable and trouble free, which a less expensive wheelset can do very well.
Which is not to say that it would not be advantageous to upgrade a hybrid since the enhancements would still carry through. The advantage of owning a hybrid is its versatility. It is the cycling world's "jack of all trades."
One of the first upgrades I made to my hybrid was to narrower 28 from 32 for more road worthy tires since I rarely ever left the tarmac.