Is the Crossroads the one that's similar to the 2011-ish Globe Carmel models now that their Globe brand is gone? My wife got a "Carmel 3" on clearance and loves it - especially since it's got Rapidfire shifters and she hates grip shifts as much as I do (both the bikes I ride regularly have upright bars with friction barends). Says it's the first time she's ever ridden a bike and not been in constant pain. I think the Carmel is a little weird, and I don't see the point in the boingy fork or seatpost, but it's a good bike, and uses normal components like a quill stem and square-taper crank, and she doesn't seem to care a bit about it being heavy.
