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@Tea_Bee
Agreed. Ask 10 cyclists their opinion, you'll get 11 answers. And 12 of those will apparently be wrong.
Take me... Because I'm tall, heavy, have a long back, long arms, short legs and child-bearing sit bones, the way I like my bike set up is apparently "completely wrong". Except it works really well for me and has done for over 5000 miles.
No harm in asking though. But the best thing is if you have a mate that you can swap bikes with and try his for a while on a ride. It's amazing how annoying little things can get after just 10 or 15 miles - which is a lot further than you'll go on any test ride from a bike shop.
Have you tried either of those bikes you mentioned yet? Have you seen the Chris Boardman bikes too? I know they were aimed directly at the cycle-to-work scheme people by bringing the cost in at about £995.
Oh, and +1 on the Langster. I thought it was a great bike - felt sturdy enough to take a bashing, light enough to take you around pretty quickly, really nice handling, very sharp in the corners. It gets MASHED here on the forum though. And yet my mate and I quite happily did a hundred miler around the Chiltern Hills last year, him on his single-speed Langster and me on a fixed Charge Plug. Although I don think with hindsight I should have ridden single-speed, but that's another story.
Are you sure a "better" bike will make you ride more, if you're feeling unmotivated right now?