MSRP is $1149 in the US. I bought from a big local chain and so got it for $1099. No sales tax in Oregon.

I definitely would recommend it. In fact, I've been recommending Kona Jakes so frequently over the past 4-5 years that people probably wonder if I work for Kona. I don't.

For anyone wavering between this and a 2012 Jake, I'd say it comes down to the disc brakes. That was the reason I upgraded to this from my 2008. If you don't care about discs, I'd probably take whatever discount I could get on a 2012.

That's a good question. The Jamis Nova Race ($1200) or Bosanova ($1275) are comparable. The Airbourne Delta and Motobecane Fantom Outlaw are cheaper but only available by mail order (AFAIK). I hear that Specialized is coming out with a disc version of the Secteur, which should be near this price point.

I'd give it an A-.

My 2008 Jake has a steel fork and my 2008 Major Jake has a very nice carbon fork. I don't notice this being any harsher than either of them (though I haven't ridden it with the high pressure tires yet). Frankly, I think once you get over 28mm wide in the tires you'd have to have a really bad fork to impact the ride quality.

The ride of the 2013 Jake is very comfortable.

EDIT: I took my first ride with the 700x28 tires at 90 psi this morning, and I did notice a bit of buzz on rough pavement. I'll have to take one of my other bikes over the same route to compare.

EDIT2: I'm chalking the previous comment up to bad saddle position leading to slight hand numbness. I've since compared the ride on consecutive days with my Reynolds 853 steel LeMond Nevada City with 700x25 tires, and the ride of the LeMond over the same patches of chip seal was much rougher (as you'd expect with the skinnier tires at higher pressure).