Well, the choice was made for me - even the fat tire sold out in the time it took me to get a deposit on my laptop from a friend. I found one version of the 3-Speed in a different color, still seemingly in stock but I may be one of the ones that gets an email that its been delayed so I just pulled the trigger. Its the aluminum one, hopefully I'll still like it and hopefully it ships. They had basically one left today. I'll put it together and take it to the shop to give it a once over before riding it, and hopefully it last me maybe a year or so. Thanks, adam and brawlo, I appreciate it.