Well I bought the Roam 1 this morning. It's one awesome bike and I'm not disappointed one bit. I did look at some other models and looked at some Trek's. but I kept going back to the Roam 1. I actually almost left with a road bike. I really miss my road bikes that I've had in the past. But for the type of ridding I'm about to start doing, the Roam is way better suited. Although I do see myself getting another road bike soon. I miss getting on the road and cranking out some sweat. Anyway, super excited about the the new Giant and ready to put some miles on it. And the brakes are amazing.