Ok, I might get killed for this, but I just replaced my MIYATA 310 road bike with a huffy. Well, I still have the miyata but I wasn't riding it because I don't ride in the drops and that's where the brakes are. I'm eventually gonna change out the bars (or chop em) and put knobbier tires on it and make it a trail bike.
The huffy is this one:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/700c-L-Sav...gundy/12517030
I got the mens version, even though I'm female, but they're essentially the same size.
I can't believe I'm saying it, but it rides nicer than the miyata, and is at least as fast. I'm not gonna trust it for rough road situations, just because it's a huffy, but for general road riding, it's pretty awesome. Kinda heavy, but I don't care, it rides nice, I'm happy.