Originally Posted by
iguanafriend
Thanks for the thoughts and suggestion. I found a 2008 7.5 on craigslist for $600 so that brings it to the same price as getting the vita new at the bike shop.
I was just looking at the globe, though, and wondering what the difference other than price is between the globe and the vita or trek. In the end does it boil down to these bikes being mostly the same for similarly priced models? Like, should I assume that I'm getting what I'm paying for and just go for the one that feels best to me?
That was my experience. I was looking at Trek FX 7.2/7.3/7.5 bikes and a Specialized Sirrus. Some people I spoke to preferred the Trek bikes and others preferred Specialized, for various reasons. I ultimately bought the Sirrus because I felt like I was sitting just a bit more forward on that bike (but not as far forward as I would be on a road bike; like you, I wanted to be more upright for riding in traffic) and that made it a more comfortable bike for me.