Honestly, I liked the Giant Cypress DX the best of everything I've ridden so far. It was also the only one that I got to ride on a nice track for a longer period of time. However, I did notice that I had to stretch for the handle bars and my forearms were a little strained. It also has a suspension fork in the front (which some people told me to stay away from and others said it was helpful and the weight doesn't matter) I didn't ride the Roam but I suppose I should. It has the disc brakes, 9x3 drivetrain but straight bars instead of adjustable stem. Is there a major disadvantage to the adjustable bars? Could eventually I switch them for straight bars even though the bike itself is made for a more upright riding?

I tried the Verve (unfortunately this LBS only allows trials on the standing rack thing so I couldn't try it outside). I really liked the Verve 3 in the men's style. They don't make the Verve 3 in women's past a 19 inch and that was way too cramped. I liked the 9x3 drive train on the verve, I don't really think I need it but it definitely shifts smoother! I liked the lock comfort grips they had on it (but I guess I could put them on anything) The Roll is definitely a fun, casual cruiser and if I didn't want to start doing longer I rides, it would probably work well. I liked it better comfort-wise but that could also be that it had a cruiser saddle already on lol! It doesn't feel like it would do well for if I wanted to do a faster, farther, more aggressive ride though.

The Specialized Crossroads felt good as well. There wasn't anything that I really loved but there wasn't anything I disliked either. I didn't feel like I was stretching like with the Cypress, though.