For 60+ miles of commuting in every week I'd get the curly handlebar 700. Big knobby tires would be a drag. For all the other listed purposes I'd want the flat bar 650.
I also really wish the Apex 1 build had hydraulic brakes and that there was a similar 1x flat bar, those would be prime for me. Diamondback had a Haanjo built like that in 2017 and I almost got it but I bought a MTB instead.
Pay close attention on Salsa's website right now, because they are updating. Some of the models listed are 2019 and are a little different and their colors are changing. It looks like the carbon fork flat bar Sora build is going away.
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