Today I went over and put down money for a new commuter rig for my wife, a 44cm Bianchi San Jose. it's a 2007 and should be in friday hopefully. I told her she's gonna be one of the hippest 43 year olds around.
of course it doesn't come fixed but she's gonna start out on the freebie and get used to pushing only one gear, then we'll swap out rear wheels and see how she likes fixed.
It seems like it should be an excellent commuter/ 2nd bike for her. i'll post up some pics when she gets it.