Road bike or Hybrid bike?

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Chris C

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I have a mountain bike right now, it's a cheap, 90 dollar bike, and broke down a few times, and I constantly have to repair it. I bike around 30-60 miles a day. I don't do alot of mountain biking, in fact, I do mostly road biking. I want to buy a road bike, with the drop bars because I'm seriously considering trying bike racing, but I can't afford any decent bikes under 200 dollars.
I could buy a 40 year old shwinn bike thats fixed up for 175, how would that be?
I also just got an oppertunity to get a Trek Men's 7100 Hybrid Bike: it has 21 speeds, 700C(What does that mean?)
What the difference between hybrids and road bikes? If I want to do good road biking, how would a hybrid work(If I want to bike 30-60 miles a day, and train to eventually go for racing), and is it possible to get drop bars for a hybrid? How good is a Trek Men's 7100 Hybrid Bike? What does 700C mean?
 
700c is the size of the tire.It's the standard size for racing bikes. If you want to get into racing, buy a road bike. Hybrids are more for commute and just lazy day riding.
A low end road bike that's entry level and not junk will cost you at least $650. Maybe a Fuji Newest 4.0 or a Giant OCR. These are ok for training, but you won't be entering any races with them.
 
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