if she has the money and wants to bike then i say get it. i ride a kona smoke to and from work and like it a lot. im looking into changing the brakes from V to L but thats a personal issue.

i also looked into the sirrus and a giant ocr. both were good bikes but what sold me on the kona was their reputation for hard core bikes that you could basically beat the crap out of. i didnt need flashy colors either and the inculded fenders were key.