What hybrid?

[inconvincable]

I am looking to buy a new bike for town use and some day trips (on road). I don't want to spend a fortune (£800max but would prefer cheaper c.£500). I would ideally like some thing around or sub 12 kg, with 8 or 11 speed hub gears.

As a comparison my partner rides a Trek FX7 and we would be riding together.

 

[HLaB]

Quite a few in that bracket you just have to way up which end of the broad 'hybrid' spectrum (aka town bikes) you want go for a comfort based mtb orientated hybrid (ie Spesh Globe) or the faster Flat Bar Road Bike (Spesh Sirrus, Giant Rapid, etc) and there's plenty in between (Ridgeback Velocity, etc).

 

[inconvincable]

I quite like the look of the globe work 3 or maybe cube hyde pro

 

[Garyh09]

Have you had a look at the new hoy bikes? I'm not recommending as haven't seen them personally myself but I'm considering an hybrid myself