Before buying a used Miyata 610 I was doing a lot of research on a second bike to use as a commuting and light touring bike. I had pretty much settled on the Jamis Aurora although I hadn't test ridden one yet - I was about to when the deal for the 610 popped up. The Aurora is supposed to be a great bike, about the best steel road/touring bike in that price range.

I've been running Vittoria Randonneurs, 28s, on my OCR1 for 3 - 4 months now. Great tires, no flats, good performance for a touring tire.

Drop bars are great but yeah, they take some getting used to. For me it was about 2 miles of riding. Now I'd never got back to straights. The drops and hoods are both very comfortable positions.