Lisa, you are soooo right. It will take some getting use to. It does have the 700c wheels and the gearing is higher than the mountain bike.

I am not quite as sure on this bike either so I think I am a little stiffer for now.
I went around the corners yesterday really wide and almost wiped out twice because I went off the road. I don't feel comfortable yet turning the corners very quickly, feels like I need to slow way down.
I guess the skinner tires make me feel like they are going to come out from under me. LOL
I will get use to her. DH was making remarks about how I was slower and I told him that I was probably going to be until I get use to the gears and the bike itself. I'm not worried about it for now. I know I will have to build up strenght more on this bike to get the speeds up because the gearing is different.