Originally Posted by
north93
That Vienna deluxe 1 looks really good. I'll definitely hunt it down and test ride it. I considered the Breezer bikes as well, but the only one being sold around here is the villager which yeah, a bit pricier than what I am looking. If they had one of the cheaper models I'd definitely give them a try at least.
Know that any Breezer Town cheaper than the Villager will have three-speed gearing (which, for me, at least, feels inadequate: the jumps between settings are just too jarring).
I did a bit of thinking about suspension, myself (I even created a thread about it, on this board). I came to the conclusion, for city (pavement) riding, it isn't terribly important — forget rear, and even fork isn't too useful (it might even be awkward). A suspension-seatpost seems like a decent idea, but most "commuter bikes" I've seen forgo one; most don't even have "springy" saddles.