My wife's previous commuter was a Breezer Uptown 8. She found it a bit poky -- something about the frame geometry seemed inefficient, and the Shimano 8-speed hub seems to add significant drag. Lovely Bicycle had more or less the same review. We live in a very flat area, so a vintage Sturmey Archer AW 3-speed, combined with the slightly lighter and slightly more forward-tilted Motobecane mixte frame, works much better for her.