Originally Posted by streetlightpoet
Hard to say since the Masi has mainly house branded components. I have never ridden the Mercier but I think he'd likely be happy with either bike. IIRC the Masi is about 2x the cost of the Mercier new isn't it? I would probably go with the kilo unless you had a good deal lined up on the speciale.
$400+ tax for the Masi, $307+shipping+cost of front brake for the Kilo