Please recommend a bike....

[HiC]

I need a new bike (my old beach cruiser was in a flood last year and is probably ruined) for this weekend.  I am doing a very hilly 10 mile, charity bike ride, so I figure now is the time to get something appropriate for the ride.  I did the ride last year on my 1 gear cruiser and it wasn't pretty.  I'm also sure I'll be doing this ride for years to come. So please recommend a bike for me. I think I would want a hybrid, no? 

[sadlebred]

No. Road bike. Go read more in the link below.

[HiC]

Thank you!

[Susie]

You could do a 10 mi charity ride on a hybrid, no sweat. But I'd rather do it on a road bike, and if you ever want to do anything more than the 10 mi ride, you will be better off with a road bike.