I'm quite happy with my Giant OCR1, $1000. I also used road bike review when I narrowed my search down to a Giant, a Trek and a Specialized all in about the same price range with mostly the same features. I have found the road bike reviews to be very accurate in regards to my Giant- I'm pretty much in agreement with most of ther "pros" and "cons" listed. When I was agonizing over how to spend my $1000 I tried all 3. The Giant just "felt right" and it is "my duty to ride". Good luck