Just avoid those recumbent catalogs those things are real trouble and the for sale sections of web sites!  
I have a road bike I ride from time to time. Actually I'm still faster overall for distances <20 miles on it compared to the Hurricane and I haven't got the Oregon setup right now but it could be closer on that. Just a change of pace and different thing to do. My only issue is when we take those big hills going up isn't a problem but coming down a steep hill is very scary going head first on a road bike vrs laying back on a bent.
I'll occasionally ride the road bike with the social group or I'll ride it to the store or gym. It is a very quick nimble bike at both fast and less then walking pace so is good for high traffic and also since it is so common a bike if it gets stolen it is a loss for sure but not so impossible to replace.
Barcroft Oregon ChoMoly - One of 3? in the wild
Hurricane Sport non sl - less then a dozen in the US?
Merlin non Ultralight Road bike - One of thousands and most importantly any of a million road bikes would be a near drop in replacement.
 
If you have the room I think you should certainly keep the hybrid and take it for a spin once in a while. Now getting a road bike hm  
 

" Once I had my foot reconstructed I sold it thinking I'd never run again."
 
 Oh my gosh, you sold your FOOT?  

That bike looks like what a compact frame flat bar road bike would look like if they actually put the bar down where they'd put the top of the drops instead of back like alot of them have forcing you to ride sitting straight up.  
Course it depends on how you have it setup.

 
It is a uhm..  Here is a custom compact frame road bike. It ain't that different except the bling components, some thinner tires and drop bars? (and of course the custom built bit)

 
When someone shows up on a hybrid it usually looks more like the following but if you dropped your seat all the way into the post to ride the bad boy might not ride that much different save hte lack of suspension.

 
You know even with all these uprights looking the same just a subtle difference really does change a ride. Get a longer stem and put drop bars on that bad boy and it looks like a cross bike to me except for the fact that the cable routing isn't on top of the chain tube.

PCF was probably right. I'm in the crazy if I'm gonna ride a road bike it better have brifters myself and I wouldn't mind having them on my cruz if I end up riding it and I can find a pair cheap one day. Not sure why since I usually don't shift alot but taking my hands out of position to bar ends or down tubes seems kinda weird.  
 
When you say clamp on aerobars are you talking the tri ones?

Depending on your bar setup if you can fit them it'll let you lay out like your on a triathalon or time trial. I always thought those were for long distance trying to stay aero easily and not needing to steer mode which I don't get much chance at.
 
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If it could fit with what you have would essentially give you a drop bar but all your controls would still be up top. If they could be found on the cheap  it might be an easy way to see if drop bars were your fancy before buying components and switching everything over. I found the pic at www.gaerlan.com/bikeparts/parts/bar/bar.html but any lbs could order them I'd think.
 
(recumbent content) I use WTB MTB Drop handlebars on one of my recumbents and they work out pretty. Probably my favorite part of the bike which doesn't say much for the bike I guess

I was talking about the tri ones that you posted.  I have never used anything like that so I have no idea - I just figured you leaned to turn so it doesn't really matter - just seen some people with roadbikes that had them.
 
Those other bars you posted are cool - I never knew anything like those existed.  I might have to get some and try them out.

Quote from TonyWard on May 25^th, 2010, 2:34pm:

 
Take it out and ride it around maybe even on a GDB ride. Not everyone suffers on a road bike like FlyingLaZBoy. I think if I had a little more core strength i'd have no complaints at all on my road bike. I used it for a few months on my 40+ rt commute while waiting for the Giro 26 to come in and used it once in a while after that if it was down or I just wanted a change of pace.  Got to be too hard not to really push my hr because it just wanted to go fast. On the hurricane I can just lay back and ride.

I tried riding an upright once but people kept staring at me, mothers would pull their kids away and my riding buddies laughed then shunned me.
 
I just felt awkward