Originally Posted by
Rhodabike
The Specialized Vita is a fairly zippy bike, as is the Cannondale Quick. Both are more flat bar road bikes than hybrids.
Pin platform pedals such as the Wellgo B065 offer almost as much grip as clipless pedals and allow the rider to use a variety of shoes with a soft sole. I got a pair for Christmas and installed them on my touring bike, as I ride it in the city quite a bit and find that type of pedal a little better for traffic than the SPDs I was using.
Thanks, those look like very interesting options. I was sort of hoping that she'd go for a road bike, but the drop bars made that a non-starter. Maybe if she tries one of these, she'll like it.