Quote Originally Posted by cwodiva View Post
what do you ladies think of the Gary Fisher HiFi Deluxe GS? Do any of you have this bike? I've also been looking at the Santa Cruz Juliana. I really like the Gary Fisher, although I've been riding my dh's Superlight and like that one too. Also LBS sells the Gary Fisher, so thinking about maintenance, warranty issues, etc.
I bought one of the '07 Fisher Calibers about a month ago, and have been really, really pleased with it. I had a Specialized hardtail for around a year and a half, but never really got along with it. Either I was over the bars about half the time, or fixing flats on the back tire. The Fisher bike handles a lot better, and I'm finding I can get away with a lot more stuff than I could think about on the old hardtail. The "Genesis" geometry and its women-specific variant, "Genesister," is well worth trying out.

I looked at the HiFi, but they hadn't shipped the 29er version yet, and moving up to a 29er was the prime reason for shopping for a new MTB. The HiFi 29ers just hit the LBS last week, but I still think I got a better deal on the Caliber.

Whether you go for the HiFi or another Fisher variant, take some time to try out the 29er version...Those big wheels take just a little more motor to get rolling, but their momentum, speed, and the ride they give are derned hard to beat...

Here's my Caliber... They'll probably be a different color for '08, and the HiFi's I've seen have been mostly blue, but the sour-apple green color appealed to me just as much as those big ol' wheels...