I don ' t think 1520 miles is much of a big deal , done over twice that on a hybrid , road bike , 3 speed upright . Shouldn ' t be a big deal for those hybrids . If you start having wrist issues , get some bar ends or look into a multiposition MTB bar like VeloOrange ' s crazy bar or some of the offerings Soma has . Drops are nice when aero is your goal , but there are a lot of bars out there that take the controls hybrids come with and offer multiple hand positions . Bars and basic stems are relatively cheap , ride what you get a while and then don ' t be afraid to try different bars or stem lengths to get where you want to be . As for tires , I always prefer the fattest I can get , and then I just save up for good quality tires generally around $ 60 a wheel . If you ' ll be mostly on roads and packed trails and not single track , try anything from Panaracer down the road , Soma and Compass have good ones made by them . If you ' re doing single track stuff , you may want something with a few knobs , in which case look for a tire with a fairly continuous strip in the middle to improve rolling resistance while on pavement . But honestly , that ' s all down the road stuff . You ' d be fine with the bikes you mentioned . Just ride ' em a lot and you ' ll eventually figure out what things bug you personally and not just general things that might , then you can come back with specific questions about how to improve your ride . I probably packed on 4000 miles on a hybrid before figuring out I wanted to wonder off into lala land and have a weird half touring half MTB cruiser with upright bars and road slicks , and have little to no interest in having a fast bike with drop bars . Other people figure out the fast bike with drops is exactly what they want , but with the sort of distances you ' re talking it won ' t really make much of a difference . Get the hybrid , whichever one you like the fit of best , and just ride a while .