I'm riding a 2009 Fairfax and think it's a good bike. One thing I can strongly recommend is get a pair of Ergon GP-1 grips to replace the stock round grips. Here's a picture of mine. I also replaced the stock bar ends with some Forte Kor bar ends from Performance Bicycle.
Before I did this, my wrists would be sore after a 20 mile ride. The Ergons reduced this to almost nothing.