Buying a new bike,any help much appreciated

[wilko99]

I have decided to buy a new bike as my mtb that had only been used on roads has reached it's end of life,it was a heavy bike and this time I have decided to buy a hybrid.I only travel 1.5 miles to work and the furthest I would travel besides that is to the next to the next town that is an 8 mile round trip.
I only have Evans and Hafords near me and I have seen a couple of bikes on the Evans site that seem suitable.I did have a £500 budget but I'm more than happy to find something cheaper.
I looked at the next bikes that I will provide links I need the large size and with boththe geometry was similar to my old trek so comfortable for me,the first one is for sale at £499 it's the Pinnacle Neon

https://www.evanscycles.com/brand/pinnacle/neon-hybrid-bike-930682#colcode=93068203

but then I spotted the Pinnacle Lithium at £349

https://www.evanscycles.com/brand/pinnacle/lithium-hybrid-bike-930108#colcode=93010803

The Neon has Shimano Cues gears which is a new name to me and the lithium model has Acera which I believe is quite low end and I wondered if anyone has any experience of either,do you think the cheaper bike is fine for what I want to use it for as a low distance rider ? Many thanks

 

[biggs682]

No experience of either but save your money and go with the Lithium if you must have new but personally i would look at second hand bikes