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I tried that on Saturday - it was the one that I didn't feel comfortable braking on and the gear shifting didn't feel anything special. It's the Tiagra shifters/brakes that I like about the Elite since they felt far more comfortable for my hands.
It is more than I really intended to spend although I've got an LCC card which should take it down a bit (just missed my company's C2W) depending on where I buy it.
I ride about 80-100 miles a week now and would rather get a bike that I can grow into if I increase my mileage at weekends rather than end up regretting getting an entry level one next year and feel that I have to upgrade. Besides, I'd set a grand aside for Olympics tickets and got precisely £80 worth and to be honest, I'll probably have more happy hours on a bike than I would have from hanging around Stratford next August!