Carrera! That nicer stuff is unlikely to break, and as vroom says you can always put some donkey wheels on for the transam tour.

My sense is that the new Speedster without the lateral will be very good, interesting to hear what teams are saying in a year or two about actual real-world performance, given that these bikes tend to be used for touring etc.

I outlined a plan this morning to Mrs WPH that we win the lotto and go to the factory and order a new bike. Her job is to win the lotto, I undertook to arrange the rest.

I also agree with vroom that the new Co-motion website sux! The old one had logical equipment categories and easy navigation. The new one has me baffled.