Civia Bryant, anyone tried?

[7rider]

Hello fellow commuters! I'm a long time commuter and am very practical by nature. I also love steel bikes, and for these reasons combined I'm very interested in the Civia Bryant, which is a steel drop-bar bike with disc brakes, an 8 speed internal hub shifter, and a carbon belt drive. It's like my dream commuter bike.

But the problem is that you can't find one in a shop to ride, much less a small (49 cm, which looks like it might even be a bit too big for my 5'3", normal to short torso frame). Have any of you ladies tried one?

Beautiful bike. No experience riding one, but I did briefly toy with the idea of a Civia Hyland.

Conte's in Bethesda used to sell Civia. I've seen a few there. Don't know if they still carry them - it's been a few years since I've checked. Might be worth a call.

A poster by the name of Killroy on Roadbike Review forums posted in their Commuter/Touring section on buying a Bryant from Bikes Direct. Link is to the thread....lots of eye-candy pix, if you are a member there. You can PM him and ask about his experience.