If you don't have $110 to spare (or if you just plain like the SE more), get the SE. It's not the best bike... but it'll work plenty fine for you until you're ready to upgrade. You seem pretty set on getting it anyways.

If you end up loving the bike, who cares what other people think? I love my Motobecane Track even though I made it look like cotton candy, I love the Kilo even though it's not technically mine, and I love my TET. All solid bikes for what I have put into them. But, as I said before, the Kilo is the best frame for the money that you originally listed in post #8.

Pro-tip: Don't be naive and think that your bike will hold its value for when you want to resell it.