The spelling is actually "shill" and no, I don't have any affiliation with REI or Novara. I am just really impressed with this bike and for the price. This past weekend, I brought the bike with me to a local bicycle swap meet (frankenbike.net) and a lot of people were asking me about the bike and really liked it. I talked to one guy who used to work at REI who was really impressed with it.

By the way, I was planning to write more on how the bike rides when I have a bit more time. It was getting late last night when I posted that initial review.