New bike- road vs hydrid..help!!! low budget

agent.hunt

Hi. I am new to this bike world.. I just moved to a decent countryside and was looking to buy a bike to commute to my work which is like 7 miles from home.
I prety much ride on road (which is why i choose to buy a road bike), but i also want to ride off-road (like in forests without proper roads or some off-road paths) weekends.. Now I am stuck with either road or hybrid.. Also my budget adds to this issue.. I am a recent graduate and so my budget is £250 max. Also me being tall (6'2), ths choices might be less. So far I have come across two bikes that fits my budget:

hybrid ex-display and so low price with some scratches)
http://www.winstanleysbikes.co.uk/produ ... Ex_Display

or

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/ral ... e-ec018978

Please help me find my first decent bike

thanks...

jaddi

if you can get to Pauls Cycles in dereham (near norwich) they do the airlite 200 for £290 and the 300 for £360 (give them a ring to check as not all bikes on website). I brought the 300 myself for commuting + weekend rides. Only complaints stem is a little long and wheels are not brilliant.

toybhoy

For that price mate, the best you will get is this (depending on your height)

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=37303

or if you can stretch it by another £50 then this would be my choice.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=37907

Have you considred 2nd hand? you will get a lot better kit for the money if you did.