road orientated bicycle

Quoted post said:

Originally posted by happy_cycling
Hello

Well I am in the market for a road orientated bike, have been riding a Mongoose Rockadile AL (which is basically an entry level x country hardtail mtb), and after deciding that road "racer" bikes weren't reliable or durable enough, I am going through the hybrid vs touring bike debate in my head.

Basically I won't be riding over anything worse than a gravel road, and I'm not carrying anything ridiculously heavy like camping gear, so which is better? More importantly (and this is a very typical 16 year old question I know), which would be faster/easier to ride?

Models considered:
Mongoose Randonneur EX (An alloy framed touring bike)
Trek 7300fx (Aluminium framed Hybrid)

Any info greatly appreciated.

at sixteen you gotta go for the litest fastest sexiest road racer you can get your hands on, thta or a nice young lady

too expensive, and too much maintanence as well. same goes for the road racer.

I started with a Merida Kalahari in December and bought a Felt SR81 on Monday. The Flat Bar Road Bike style is a logical next step.

cheers
George