Dude, I know I promised to answer and I totally intend to. As was alluded to in previous posts, I have a propensity for verbiage. My tablet crashed and I just lost a super super long reply yesterday detailing the meticulous thought process behind my decision, which has, finally and, perhaps regrettably, been made.

I'll post pics of my new bike and a fuller reply shortly. I know this is kind of a tease. I hope y'all can tolerate the suspense. I'm sure it's unbearable (not) but I wanna write my total reply whilst people still potentially care, so I can benefit from your feedback, which was actually very helpful in choosing to make my expensive mistake! PS seriously, appreciate all the help and the fact that people are still somewhat invested (I suppose you would be after all your help!)