My next road bike will be a Motobecane from
Bikes & Bicycles - Mountain, Road, CycloCross, Hybrid and Comfort bikes from bikesdirect.com. The purists hate them bc it's just a Texas bike shop that's revived an old brand and is licencing 2-3 year old high end frame designs, but they are a great value. The kits are worth more than the bikes.
I don't know that I'd buy a mtb from them, but road bikes don't get beat on the way mountain bikes do.