Specialized, Giant, or BTwin as first bike?

Rockinroadie
Rockinroadie Posts: 9
edited January 2014 in Road buying advice
Hello

I've decided mountain biking isn't for me, and want to buy a road bike.
I don't want a drop bar race bike for now, but still want to be able to go fast.
Uses of bike are for fitness. I ride 60km onroad a week now on my mtb, and aiming to increase a bit with the road bike.

The bikes available for me are:
Specialized Sirrus (2014)
Specialized Sirrus Sport disc (2014)
Giant Escape 2 (2014)
B'Twin Fit 5

I want the best bike regardless if it is the most expensive or cheapest.
I like the looks of the Specialized bikes, but I'm lost:
I don't need disc brakes (no rain or traffic in my commutes) but the Sirrus Sport disc is the higher spec'ed bike, so are the specs on the Sirrus Sport disc worth the extra weight and cost over the base Sirrus?
Or is the Giant Escape 2 a better bike?
Or will the Fit 5 be quickest given its gears: 11 cassette and 50 chain gearing?

Last question: will these bikes be able to keep up with fellow amateurs on drop bar race bikes or will it be harder for me to keep up? I'm fine being passed by more experienced and fit riders on race bikes, but my ego will not allow me to be passed by regular riders on race bike (at least not easily).

Thank you all.

http://www.specialized.com/us/en/bikes/ ... rus/sirrus
http://www.specialized.com/us/en/bikes/ ... sport-disc
http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/bik ... ifications
http://www.decathlon.co.uk/btwin-fit-5- ... 39798.html

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