I think Kona introduced the MinUte for no good reason, really. It barely exceeds the cargo capacity of a normal bike. And it seems like for your needs it's even less usable. I owned a Big Dummy briefly and it was indeed too long for my apartment, I found myself using my normal bike more often than the BD, because the BD was pain in the neck to get out of my hallway. However, it rode just fine when not loaded. So if storage room is not an issue for you then go with the full Ute IMHO.