I think the Kilo is more popular on this forum than in real life. I've only ever seen 1 in Seattle. Never seen an IRO. I've seen A LOT of Surlys, Masi, Raleigh, Bianchi, Trek, Specialized, etc. But the kids going to internet bike forums enjoy getting bikes over the internet too i guess.

is there a reason why you've ruled out a LBS? There are a lot of benefits to buying local..