About to pull the trigger on a road bike

Looking for a road bike in the ~$1500 range. I’ve narrowed it down to the Motobecane Immortal Force in black of course, the Motobecane Le Champion CF Rival in gray/white, or the Kestrel Evoke SL Road in black. Only the Le Champion is currently available. The main differences are Shimano versus SRAM and carbon versus aluminum stem/handlebars (the Kestrel has carbon, the others have aluminum) and possibly crappy tires, as well as color. What do you guys think? Am I rushing too quickly into this? I especially like the looks of the Immortal Force and the Kestrel bikes.

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