Kona Sutra vs Marin Toscana vs ?

I'm also after something geared which can be used for light touring (2 small rear panniers, saddle/ bar bag). The Salsa Casseroll triple is my perfect bike but no one has a 2009 model in my size and I really don't think it's worth £1500 for the '10. Any ideas for a similarly-spec'd bike (105 double or triple, ideally steel but open-minded, room for full guards, rack eyes, but not a full-on tourer)? Can spend around a grand also.

The Thorn MK3 (Audax/Fast tourer) comes in a SJSC special spec for £1299.
You can tweek the spec for little extra cost, but as standard it comes with a 26/36/48 chainset and a 11-32 cassette. I have this set-up on the utility bike, and really like the range of gears. You can also go STI or separate bar end shifters if you want. (I'm a big fan of bar-end shifters on such a bike myself).
http://www.sjscycles.com/thornpdf/Thorn_Audax_Mk3_lowres.pdf