Originally Posted by
robertorolfo
This.
OP, pick one (I'd say the one you are least likely to find for sale again anytime soon) and start riding it. You will not know what is "perfect", or what you really want, until you start riding (and wrenching). What kind of riding are you intending to do? Where? Do you plan to do a lot of mechanical work yourself? Some of us enjoy working on bikes as much as riding them...
Yes hoping to do much of my own tinkering and mechanical stuff in addition to riding as often as possible. My riding will be in the Northeast.