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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Davelozzi" data-source="post: 2122381" data-attributes="member: 771">I've been very happy with the <a href="http://www.marinbikes.com/bicycles_2005/html/bikes/bike_specs/specs_novato.html" target="_blank">Marin Novato</a> that I bought last summer.  I used it to commute 16 miles each way across Boston and a couple suburbs through the late summer and fall (until I got laid off) and have recently started breaking it out again for the 13 mile commute to my new job*.  It's hybrid, fairly lightweight, and handles well.  I like hybrids because I don't need a full mountain bike (I do 99% of my riding on roads) but I think road bikes are too fragile.  With the hybrid, I don't have to worry about hopping curbs, cutting across fields and the like.  Though the Marin site lists the price at $620, you can certainly get them cheaper -- I got mine new for $450.*Incedentally, said new job is managing luxury bike trips.  At my company (<a href="http://www.bikeriderstours.com/" target="_blank">Bike Riders</a>) we also use (and recommend hybrids), though we use a different model, the <a href="http://www.cannondale.com/bikes/01/ce/model-1HR5.html" target="_blank">Cannondale H500</a>.  I haven't been on any of the tours yet and can't say from experience how it rides but from what I hear, everyone seems happy with it.</blockquote>