Geared road bike on cycle scheme

PS Actually, it's worth noting that Aluminium frames are the frames of choice for racers on a budget, pro or amateur. Cheap, stiff, either cheap to replace or robust in a crash, light. The Cannondale CAAD is just one example of an Alu frame (at Evans, a little over your budget) with a strong race pedigree. Of course, if you're doing longer rides, you want your frame to emphasise comfort, but I make the point simply to illustrate that carbon is not the holy grail of bike frames (if you consider cost).

This man speaks the truth, and a perfect example of this is the bike I ride, the Cervelo S1. Not sure what your budget is because is exactly, but thats the most road bike you can get for the money. It cuts corners nowhere. Full Ultegra SL drivetrain, carbon in all the right places, great saddle, a slew of 3t parts. Not to mention the frame fast and stiff.

Here's a tonne of information on it, so i'm not going to get into it. Read for yourself. I spent 4 months looking at bikes, and this came out on top, closely followed by a Cannondale (blah). I still don't know why the bike isn't more money.
http://www.cervelo.com/bikes.aspx?bike=S12009

this is all assuming the bike fits you.