thanks much, triskeliongirl, I was hoping for some personal testimonies with the Terry bikes. Sounds like you've had good luck - and yes, I saw that they will ship to my bike shop and let me try it. Seems like a pretty good offer. Also, yes, I do want to have the option of skinny tires and using it around home as a back-up to my road bike... (need room for fenders though) I'm thinking maybe a call to Terry for some in person info would be a good move.

No one seems excited about Seven bikes... interesting...

thanks for all for sharing ideas.