So after much research and visiting a ton of bike stores, I decided on:
http://www.statebicycle.com/product_p/contender.htm

One of the LBS owners swears by this bike. I originally went in there looking for a Pake or Soma frame to build up but after talking with him he was passionate about this bike being the best bang for your buck. I will be putting my Velocity Deep V's on it; he will be keeping the wheels and knocking 150 bucks off to keep the stock wheels. All in, I am paying $500; which for the frame and components, does not seem horrible to me. Considering I would have gotten a Dawes SST AL otherwise.

I saw the frame in the store; welds looked good. Dropouts seemed alright.

Anyway, I get it on Friday, pretty excited.

Bring on the flaming for not buying a Kilo TT