Originally Posted by
Rolla
Yeah, the "comfort," "fitness," and "hybrid" categories seem to have a lot of overlap.
It all depends on who you're trying to sell it to.
In my recollection, the early hybrids sat pretty squarely between road bikes and MTBs. It was an all-around bike for the masses of recreational/occasional cyclists who weren't interested in going as fast as possible on the road, or riding extreme conditions in the dirt. The hybrid was a mediocre bicycle for mediocre riders.