Options please . Asking for a friend. Budget of  around £750.  Happy to consider used. I recommended trying to find a Singular Swift, that type of thing.

Salsa el mariachi, very much like a swift but stiffer (not better or worse, the swift has more ‘zing’ the salsa is more solid). Also has an oversized headtube.

Inbred – cheap and cheerfull

Boardman Hybrid Pro with SS kit, depending how wide you want tyres.

Mate picked up a Cotic Roadrat. It has given me the urge to follow suit with flat bar, 29er, SS. I had a ride on his Roadrat but found the top tube overly long and didn’t particularly like the stretched out position. Any suggestions of what to look at that gives a more upright riding position?