Hi all,
Am looking for some opinions / suggestions on a bike choice I'm about to make.

Am looking for something that's good for long distances but needs to be able to carry panniers

Looking at two bikes under the cycle to work scheme:
1) whyte charing cross
2) specialized secteur sport disc compact

Both in at the £1k mark .... can't decide between the two, the whytes seems slightly better equipped.

Would appreciate views / comments ... I have an max budget of £1k - no more ...

Thanks in advance
James