Here are a couple of photos of my wife on her new size Small Novara Mazama a couple of months back. We are headed on a week-long tour around the Puget Sound/San Juan Islands in a few weeks here. Doing a 3-day tour of the passes surrounding Leavenworth, WA over Memorial Day Weekend.
We have swapped to an SPD pedla setup, Compass Barlow Pass 38c tires, and added a Swift Industries Paloma Handlebar bag. When we bought it I added some SKS Longboard P50 Fenders, a Brooks C17s saddle, Gum TRP hoods, and an Axiom rear rack.
An SP Dynamo hub will soon be laced into the front wheel. The stock wheelset is pretty dang good for the price. Bar-end shifters work well.
She loves this bike. Her speed increased substantially when we swapped on the Compass Barlow Pass tires. Maybe we're just biased towards Seattle companies?