A straight road bike without braze-ons for connecting racks and fenders?
If so, bounce this one around:
http://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Product...1_10000_201512
Nashbar advertises it at $599 on sale from $899, but they often have special !0% off, 20% off, sometimes special 30% off deals. At one point I was thinking of buying one (even though I didn't need it) because I could have gotten it on a special deal (due to a problem they had with credit cards, ouch!) from them for $420 plus S&H. They always have great deals going on. I have owned a Nashbar road bike, and was
very pleased with it. If you can get one of their special deals on it, bounce it by the other members for their opinion.