I could research these bikes all day, lots of interesting stuff, thanks for the ideas. A bit more detail on my ideal target would be: fast/rolf type wheelset; drop bars or maybe bulhorns; double chainring, mega-exo bb, 10 or 9 speed cassette, sram force or ultegra level.

There are a couple of nice bike fridays on craigslist. Amazon has some (2010?) hammerheads with the fast wheels for $1370 but only size medium, specs say those above 5'6" need size L (I'm 5'11").

Stupid question time: Would it hurt these bikes to bunny-hop the 2 or 3 obstacles that I hop over daily? (my roadbike = c-dale six-13 with rolf vigors)