check out the Specialized Sirrus, or the Trek FX series, they are just about what you describe. The base line sirrus is pretty much typical low end hybrid, but the Elite and Comp are nicely equipped with light weight parts and medium-skinny wheels and stuff. They have disk brake models, but I personally think disk brakes on a road bike are silly (and if you ever get sand in them, omg, they are noisy and hard to clean).