I just got into bikes less than a month ago and decided to get the SST AL as my first bike (aside from those Wal-Mart and Toys R Us mountain bikes). My bike came in with a few scratches on the body, but no biggie. It came with a freewheel and a track cog. The freewheel is 17t and the track cog is 18t. I'm planning to swap those out. Not much to complain about as this is my first legit bike. The saddle seems comfortable to me. But the pedals, I hate. There is like a lot of friction and it doesn't spin freely when spun. 2/4 reflectors that came attached to the pedal have fallen off for me and the bike is only a week old (exactly a week old today). I've noticed some clicking sounds, but again, no biggie. Went to my LBS to get it fixed and man were they nice. Fixed it for free and pumped my tires from a hand pumped 50 psi to a recommended 120 psi. I love this bike, so does a lot of my friends.