[Alobar]

Im not a big fan of the hybrid type bikes. You get more of the cons from the mountain and raod bikes, than you do the pros. They also dont really make any really good quality hybrids. Tho depending on how often you ride, that might not be an issue.

How many miles (or hours) a week are you planning to spend on the bike? From a couple of responses it said you were goign to use it to commute, but also wanted to ride trails? If that is indeed the case, and you only want one bike, you are better off with a mountain bike. As you can take a mountain bike on the road and the trails, but you wont ever get a road bike off of the pavement, and a hybrid wont hold up if you ever take it on anything more than gravel. You can also get street tires (slicks) for your mountain bike and it makes riding on the road just as fast as a hybrid. The bummer is if you wanna go off road, you have to switch tires.

Also, what kinda price range are you looking at?