Allez
A few days ago I bought 2006 Specialized Allez (triple), silver. All stock (yup, including the pedals). I'll probably upgrade the pedals when LSB does the first service.
Bike history: Raleigh Budgie, Raleigh Chopper, Dawes Gold Wing (racer), Raleigh Massif (x2, first one got stolen), Peugeot mountain bike. I've had this last bike for 14 years. Test rode the Allez, liked it a LOT, also test rode Specialized Rockhopper (wasn't sure if I really wanted to go for a road bike). Didn't realized how bad knobbly tires are for road use. So it wa the Allez. Done about 40 miles on it so far.
Thoughts: the gears could be slicker in operation. I noticed this when test riding the bike but didn't want to go for something more expensive. I'll upgrade later (either bike, or components). Read a LOT about the wheels breaking so I've already budgeted for hand-built wheels in case they break/buckle/etc. Brakes are ok but will probably proivide more stopping power when they bed-in. I wasn't too far off going for Marin Lucas Valley, but the following put me off (in order):
1. more expensive
2. reviews not very favourable
3. wanted to try drop bars again
I'll use my Allez as a dry weather-only bike, and carry on using the Peugeot for everything else.