That Giant TCR is specced pretty darn well for the price. I think that's getting added to the list to test drive! Somehow I had missed that particular one when I poked around their line.
I had not considered Ridley at all. Exactly what I was looking for here, I will go check out their lineup and the Helium in particular. They deal with Performance Bike in my area, not the actual local guys, but at least I can get a test ride pretty easy.
Does Focus deal in the US? I honestly don't think I've ever seen one on the road. I know JACK about them. More pike porn to look through!
BMC and Pinarello I always figured were out of my league cost wise. I know my favorite LBS is a BMC dealer so that could work in it's favor. Another one to check out.