I've become a Novara fan. I've put between 4-5000 miles on a Novara Forza. It is a step down from the Big Buzz. I bought it almost two years ago for $480 with the 20% discount. I also bought a used 2012 Novara Safari about 6 months ago and took it on a solo cycling trek from the Bay Area back home to the 310. I only had the bike for three weeks, got it tuned at LBS, and went trekking! It ran flawlessly. Funky bike, but really cool, imho.