Good for you man. Glad that you are in the saddle first of all and also happy that you felt like you got a good deal that turned out to be a bonus learning experience.
Don't let the yuppies on the BF influence your decisions too much. The only thing that seperates most of the people on here is the price tag of their bike. If these people were pro level they wouldn't be on a forum. I sometimes have to catch myself being greedy thinking about dropping more and more money on bikes and have to remind myself that....it's not a career, I'm not a pro, and it's all about having fun.