Have your local REI check their system and see if they can find one at another location. That's how I lucked out and got my FlyBy. There were 3 left in the entire company and my shop managed to get one transfered for me. Cost a little extra in fees,but was worth it.

BTW,I had an Element for a short time,but returned it. So disappointed. From a previous cross bike I knew I was going to have to swap on a triple,but then I found out how harsh the ride was. The alloy fork sucked. There also wasn't much room to go up in tire size,and if memory serves it also lacked a chainstay bridge which meant MacGuyvering to get full fenders on,so back it went. I really wanted to love the bike,but just one commute killed my buzz. If next year they put on a carbon or steel fork,switch to a compact double,and open up a little tire clearance,I'd get one in a second.