I bought mine six months ago, and love it. It's my go-to bike for everything except mountain biking - It's completely replaced my road bike. The bike is extremely comfortable, even on long (125+ mile rides). I got the lighter wheels, and the total weight, with bottle cages is 17 lb. I run it freewheel, 48x16 gear normally (in the flatlands of Illinois), but flip the wheel over to the 19 tooth side when I do a ride in hillier areas (like Eastern KY.)
I did a four-day tour (lightly loaded, total weight was 30 lb) a few weeks ago, and the bike performed great. I'm going to try a coast-coast tour on it this summer.