I seriously considered the Sojourn as well, but the deciding factor for me was the belt drive on the Alley Way. Also, I am not too keen on commuting on drop bars, since full attention and visibility is required on roads here. This state is still firmly car-centric, and I feel far more comfortable having a more upright position. Beautiful machine though.

I am pretty stoked, I am going to give it one more test ride tomorrow at the LBS, and then commit the rest of the money toward it Friday. I am also glad to see Raleigh back in the game with some serious offerings. When I was a kid, I had a Raleigh tourer that I ran in to the ground.