I've ridden all kinds of bicycles throughout the years...but hybrids still end up being my favorite. I have found memories of traveling to my G/Fs house almost every day, about a 20m round trip, on my hybrid, I loved bombing down the streets.

I also never liked braking on road bikes, braking from the hoods going downhill never seems efficient unless you are in the drops, and that's never comfortable. The only thing I would say that drop bars have over hybrids is hand positioning for climbing. I'll take torso angle lean on a hybrid anyday of the week instead of on a road bike.