Cruzbikes are a love-hate thing. You either love 'em or hate them. I tried one, and I really wanted to like it because I think they look, well, elegant; but "pedal steer from He-ll" falls well short of reality. Locking one leg and coasting = not possible. Spinning circles only made it worse because I was pushing on one side and pulling on the other simultaneously. I can only figure that there's some technique that everyone is supposed to pick up sub-consciously but that nobody understands well enough to articulate. Also, I haven't seen any real evidence that they're faster than regular highracers. So, I may pick one up someday if I come across one that's dirt cheap; but otherwise I'll stick to the traditional fixed-boom bikes.