I had a Terry bike for a long time--it was one of the older models--a 1990 Symmetry, and I just loved it. It was one of the small-front-wheel bikes, because of my size. The smaller front wheel took a little getting used to--the steering seemed squirrely at first. But that might've also been because it was my first decent adult bike and I wasn't used to such responsive handling.

Anyway, I loved that bike for about 14 years. Sometimes it was a minor irritation to have to keep two spare tube sizes on hand (and tires--I always kept a spare tire on hand in case of cuts, lacerations, etc), but that was no big deal. She was just starting to get some rust spots on her. Terry said I could send the frame up to them to be repainted some winter, but I live in FL where we ride year round, so I had just cleaned up the rust and gotten some black paint and painted some cow-looking spots over the affected areas. She was a nice teal green, so I now had a teal green cow . Not the best paint job ever, but the frame was protected.

I'd still have that bike if Hurricane Ivan hadn't washed her to the bottom of Pensacola Bay in 2004. I like to think that some lady mullet is riding her now. Like Knotted, I prefer a steel frame, so I didn't get another Terry. But if you like aluminum, etc. you might be pretty happy with a Terry. I also think it's a pretty good company, and they'll work with your LBS even if they don't currently carry Terry bikes.