Because my wife and I have been riding a LOT more, I decided to get her a bike that would be "totally" comfortable. After doing the research, I thought a Townie would be the perfect bike. So I took her to a LBS and had her try one. She tried three, a 7 spd, 3 internal and a 21 spd with front shock. She was riding all over the parking lot, just tooling around....WAY at the far end of the lot. So I grabbed one, to go see how she liked it. I went about 100 feet and said: Oh crap...I'm buying TWO bikes today! This was absolutely the most comfortable bike I've ever sat on. The drive home was even more comfortable, because my wallet wasn't so thick when I was siiting down. :roll: