hey

so i'm taking the plunge and looking for a road bike to add to my collection. the fixie is great for commuting, but i recently rode up to twin peaks on a pretty lax gear (46x19) and it was still pretty hellish. thinking its time to add some gears to the mix

any suggestions for good, fun, responsive road bikes in the sub $800 range? i missed an auction for an 80's schwinn paramount which would've been awesome.. but im open to any suggestions

i see a lot of motobecene's on ebay too but on the road bike forum claims these arent so great. a local bikeshop also has a cheap deal on this ($800 new though im not a big fan of the 'compact' geometry type bikes):

thoughts?