It looks like what you are after is a Hybrid. This is a good choice for leisure riding where you might go off road a bit but most of the time you'll be riding at not too fast a pace on roads and tracks. I used to have a Ridgeback Velocity which I really liked. The Carrera range of bikes at Halfords arent too bad (My GF used to have a Carrera Velour - I think thats what it was called) but they are a touch more expensive than the Apollo range. The Apollo range are pretty rubbish TBH. I've just started riding single speed and around London I really like it. Completely hassle free. I think this would be a nice bike. http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_551205_langId_-1_categoryId_165534