Road bike recommendations

Just get a CAAD10 with 105, or if you're feeling flush, Genesis Volare to match the fleet.

The "racier" comment is relative - I doubt I would ever get round to actually racing, I just would like something that climbs and accelerates quicker than my stately 520 Steel / Sora Genesis. Even with better wheels it is still damn weighty.

A racier bike will feel quicker, but the biggest difference is you, just work at it more, eat differently, core body strength etc. and you'll be surprise how much easier it is to climb on the 520 Genesis.

Didn't that have a steel fork instead of a carbon?