I've had a Burgundy one for a little over a month now maybe two. It took me a few rides to really get used to it but now I love it. It's nice to have the brakes there, but I don't use them very often, but I've been glad to have them there in the instances I did need them. If I get a new bars I'll probably take the back one off.
It wasn't too hard to put together at home at all and once I got it going I took it to my LBS for a 17t fixed cog and haven't switched to the free wheel side since.