well since you are in the LBC you might as well go check out ADT at the Home Depot center. They've got a few different rental bikes there from what I remember. Try some out. As far as the Kissena it's nothing special, a few people out here at the encino velodrome have it and it's nothing short of mundane. Seems more like something an urban boutique bike shop would have hanging around in the store. Hang around City Grounds and talk to some of the guys there and you should get some feedback from them.