My first post on the forums...I just picked one of these up today.
Maiden voyage didn't go so good. It kept shifting or trying to shift on it's own. Seemed to only be an issue when I had it on the big sprocket on the crank. Have to take it back in to have it tweaked. Other than that I like it.
I looked at a Trek FX2 and a Specialized Sirrus as well. Part of me wishes I went back to the other shop, and got the Trek. more precisely called them and told them to get one in for me. The one 20" they had there was sold, but I liked it. The price was right on the Escape 2 though. The FX2 wasn't that much more, and from what I read may have been a better value. They all seem to be about the same bike though. Liked the lime yellow color of the Escape, it rode nice, and I put what I was saving toward a helmet.
Now hopefully I get my moneys worth out of it. Bought it as a more enjoyable way to do some cardio. Has to be more interesting than a half an hour on an eliptical.