Originally Posted by jyossarian
Tokolosh, the Jamis is harsher? It's a steel frame so it should be smoother unless your old bike had a suspension. As for the disc brakes, while you wait to upgrade, I suggest replacing the brake pads w/ Koolstops. I have Koolstop salmons and they work great in the rain and when it's dry. And if you need to smooth out the ride, a suspension seat post and a comfy women's saddle might be in order.
ditto on the Kookstops. They are great, rain and all. Much better than the stock brake pads.
My Coda came with a suspension seatpost, and I found the saddle to very comfortable. I eventually had to replace the saddle because it got a gash in it and the nasty gel stuff was leaking out, but the I was impressed by the saddle. My new one is a Terry Butterfly, same as I have on my road bike.
But then, I'm relatively light. Heavier folks might have a different take on the Coda seatpost setup.