My first "real" bike was a flat bar roadish bike similar to the FCR series. I regretted it about 4 months after. I still like the flat bar road bike, but only for slowish tours and grocery shopping. A bike like the OCR would have been way better for me, a lot more flexibility for what I like to do, commutes/short day trips/rec rides/etc.

When I first rode with drops it took me a little while to get comfortable, but now I dislike going to a flat bar.

I would recommend the OCR based on my experience, but you need to think carefully about how you want to use it and for how long. Hope this was useful.