$390 for the new 7.2 is a good deal and i would do it. It's my commuting bike but I rode it on 20+ miles group rides (including one 65 mile ride) and could keep up with 16-18mph group. For more longer ride comfort I put a "trekking bar" from nashbar. I was also experimenting with slicker 700x28 tires but went back to stock ones as I did not see much difference in the speed but less comfort on the poor covered streets. As for other 7.x series - I agree that 7.2 is a sweet-spot in value vs 7.1 and 7.3. The only thing that I would wish the bike had isa carbon fork but you have to go to 7.4 for that and it's almost 2x in price. if you can find a good deal on used 7.4/7.5 - it may be worth it. However, 7.x keep their value quite well. i've seen 5+ years old ones sold for around 70% of the original price. Another worthy upgrade are the disk brakes if you think you would ride in the wet conditions (otherwise - not needed).