the idea of the trek's wheels not staying true is very troubling to me.
i'm having a bit more of a visceral reaction to the looks of the trek, but they're web site photos. i'll have to see them in person.

norwood - which components do you like more on the Trek?

The trek seems to be MTB components with road tires, vs. the Jamis which has road components with more versatile tires. i think the jamis has the setup i really wanted.

as far as the saddle - i kinda wanted to try out the Bontrager Inform at some point anyway.