Well, let's see. They will configure any bike as fixed/free for the price of the extra cog. I've decided for sure that I'm going with the Mark V. When I called, they said that they couldn't do the white rims unless I upgraded to build-a-bike. I'm going to ask that again. I had so many other questions when I called that I didn't want to be pushy and point out that that's the only change I'd like to make to the Mark V prebuild. Hopefully I can talk them into it for a little extra.

I called a local guy that does quality powder coating work out of his garage, and he told me he'd powder coat the frame for 50-60 bucks, so I'm going to get the raw frame and have it powder coated. (leaning towards a satin olive/army/tank green.... also considering steel blue and dark gray...still satin finish....input?)

So basically all that's left for me to do is ask one more time if I can get the white rims. If it's a no go, then I'll just worry about that later. Oh, and I'll be getting the single speed prebuild since it comes with both brakes, and having them configure it as fixed/free.

also, they can ship the mark v with 28mm tires, and that's what I'll be getting.