Steel road bikes for under 1000

I went out on my Pompino the otherday I forgot what a beautiful sublime ride it is. Even with tyres at 100psi it is more comfortable than my daily commute MTB with fat tyres and a brooks saddle with springs.

This made me want a geared road bike made from steel. On-one do a nice one with hub gear and disk brakes for about 900, but what other steel framed road bikes are there? (Don't want carbon or alu)

The Condor Fratello is a very nice steel road bike, I'm not sure of the price though.

You can pick up a 2011 Charge Juicer Mid for £600 off Wiggle at the moment. The 2012 model however has worse specs, and too much brown, be warned. Last year's high model is also going for just under £800, that'll get you 105 groupset rather than Tiagra.

Last year's Mixer 8 (more of a hybrid tho) is £650 on there too (but large is sold out now), but its got disc brakes, 8 speed Alfine, flat bar as opposed to drops and its pretty heavy. Damn knew I shouldn't have gone bike shopping, half tempted at getting one now.

I alternate between a Pompino and a Pompetamine, which both live in my hallway. Non cycling visitors often ask me why I've got two bikes the same

The Genesis equivalent would be the Equilibrium 00, I guess.

I'd love a Surly Long Haul Trucker myself.
http://surlybikes.com/bikes/long_haul_trucker

Edit: or maybe a Pacer would be more your thing if you're after a stripped-down road bike:
http://surlybikes.com/bikes/pacer

d.

The On-One/Planet-X 'new' Kaffenback is currently around £1200.
I've been thinking about getting one, or just get the frame+forks+wheels and build it up with spare parts. And possibly go for a more heavy-duty, 8 speed drivetrain.

Try a Dawes Horizion, it is a tourer and has a rear rack. I think the current cost new is £800.00.

The Dawes Clubman and Dawes Century SE both fit the bill, though the 2012 colours aren't quite as nice as last year's.

Another very happy long distance commuter on a Pompetamine here, but moving to RibMo tyres at 115psi is great for handling (not in the wet) but rubbish for comfort

Dawes Century SE looks is pretty svelte. If only I had room for 1 more.

+1 on the Dawes century se. Been riding mine since the new year and loving it. Replaced my classic 531 that got totalled in a SMIDSY at Christmas

MrC

My Kona Paddywagon is more comfortable than my carbon/alu Massi.. Although not as quick!

planet x have some good deals on frames & forks at mo