Not to muddy the waters, but don't overlook the Kona Jake and Jake the Snake. Have one of the latter and LOVE it. Great as a road bike and commuter, but it's real home is the race course.

You can't see the rack mounts in this picture but they are there on my do anything Ridley X-Fire. Great bike, highly recommended. Comfy, steady ride but not heavy at all when you strip it down to the minimum - there is a lot of fun to be had riding it all year round, whatever the weather or terrain.

CalMac Ridley Barra by misterworthington, on Flickr
This was us getting the ferry from Barra in the Outer Hebrides just a few weeks ago. Amazing tailwind (courtesy of Odin) all the way south through the islands, catching a ferry a day.