Originally Posted by
Lady Hamilton
Hello, yes, Vita is one of the bikes on my short list. I am going to see it today.
I also found a LBS with Jamis. I will go there as well.
so far, my short list is:
Jamis Coda Sport
Specialized Vita
Specialized Ariel
Giant Escape 2 or City
Giant Cypress DX or LX
Looks like my list is too long:-(
Your list is not too long. It is only 3 bike shops and definitely needed for bike comparisons, especially since you are as short as I am.
The Specialized Vita is much lighter than the Specialized Ariel by almost 10 pounds which is very significant in the biking world. Unfortunately, the Specialized Vita can only do paved roads and no dirt trails. The Specialized Ariel can do flat packed dirt trails but cannot do well on packed dirt trails that are hilly ( I know because I had one and the tire grip was terrible compared to a mountain bike).
Hope this helps your decision making. Let us know what you end up getting.
2014 Liv Lust
2013 Specialized Fate Expert with carbon wheelset (sold)
2012 Specialized Amira Elite
2010 Santa Cruz Juliana with R kit and Crampon pedals (sold)
2011 Specialized Ariel Sport,suspension post,Serfas Rx Women's Microfiber saddle (sold)