Well, given that this is the Bikesdirect Minivelo Upgrade thread, I think that the answer to Smallwheeler's question of whether this platform worth it, was fated to be an enthusiastic YES!
Of the 500+ posts in this thread, I don't believe there has been a single owner who didn't like the bike, and most of us would say we love them and continue to further invest more money in them (i.e. upgrade) beyond purchase price!
it would seem, then, that there is no rational way to conclude anything other than that the Nano is definitely worth it!