Awesome. Thanks again man.

I think I've decided once and for all to go with the standard black Mark V prebuild. Here's what I'm thinking. I'm going to upgrade to all black parts for the extra 25, and see if they'll do me the honor of giving me the standard wheels in white instead of black or silver. After getting it, I'm thinking I'll buy some 28's if the 23's don't work out for me. If the decal bothers me, I'll mask it, but I'm not too concerned about that. I'll swap out the handlebars for risers or bullhorns if the drop bars bother me, since I've never ridden drop bars before. How's all that sound to you? I've basically arrived at your original advice to buy the Mark V complete and change what I feel I need to after riding it, through both my own research and thanks in large part to you, and the rest of the people that have given me input here.

If that all sounds good, I can just decide on a gear ratio more or less. 16?

Is it wise to spend the 50 bucks on their front brake, or should I buy a front brake elsewhere? Also, it doesn't seem to say on their site if the bike comes fixed only or with a flip flop hub? I definitely want to have that option...