I'm going to go against the grain here and say get either the Adventure or a Giant Cypress DX. I call BS on all the negativity about front suspension forks. I have a Giant Cypress DX and I absolutely love it. I also have a road bike and a flat bar road bike/hybrid and my cheapest bike, the Cypress DX gets ridden the most simply because it is far more comfortable and rolls over the bumps and cracks in the road so much more nicely. The adventure or Cypress DX will also have a much nicer seat than a performance hybrid will. Now with all of that being said though, if you do in fact climb a lot of hills and are somewhat into speed and riding really fast I would probably tell you to not buy a bike with a suspension fork, but if you just ride for exercise and leisure go with the more comfortable bike. My Cypress DX isn't as fast as my other two bikes but it is by no means a slow bike either.

I have two bikes that cost over 1000 dollars each and the Cypress DX that is 420.00 to 500 depending on where you buy it and the DX gets the most ride time so that should tell you something. I love all of my bikes but when I want comfort I go for the DX. If you aren't comfortable you're not going to ride as much. I am an avid rider and I don't understand all the negativity toward suspension forks at all. I love my Cypress DX and when I wear it out I will be at the shop buying another new one!