Quote Originally Posted by GingerbreadGirl View Post
How would you say the 7.2 compares to a road bike? I think I'd like to try out a Specialized also... Vita Elite, maybe.
I'd again preface my answer with the caveat that the term "road bike" is pretty generic, but generally speaking, I'd say the 7.2 will be a little heavier than some (but not all) road bikes. It also has wider gearing than you'll find on the average road bike. By wider, I mean that it has easier gears with bigger jumps between them (because the rear cassette is a 11-32). Obviously, the bars are flat, not drop, and the tires are wider (although this can be changed to some degree).

It's a perfectly fine bike for what you have in mind. As Becca demonstrates, a flat-bar bike, like the FX, can easily be ridden on the road over long distances. That said, I would again encourage you to test ride different types of bikes. You might be surprised at how un-wobbly road bikes are.