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@JDB
Get a Surly Cross-check complete from the USA,
http://www.jensonusa.com/store/product/BI290G00-Surly+Crosscheck+Bike+2009.aspx?sc=FRGLUK&cc=GBP
I got mine from Jenson last year and love it to death. With the rebounding pound it is not a bad price even when you include shipping and VAT, compared to the cost a of a frame alone here, and they are amazing bikes. I'm sure they are lighter than the Globes you are looking at, and although they don't have disc brakes, a well set up pair of cantis are fine for on or off road. I've got a set of 45*700cc tyres that are great off road, its amazing what you can do off-road with just some smallish tyres and a bit of HTFU.