Originally Posted by tjspiel

They were French.

Some other interesting info on their website is regarding warranties. Under huge headings you'll find the warranty info on Titanium, Steel, and Aluminum frames. What about CF? Well, you'll have to do a little digging to find that. Want to know what it is?

One Year.

Trek, Specialized, Giant: Life Time

Apparently they feel their paint job has an equal chance of lasting just as long.

Originally Posted by Giant

EXCLUSIONS
THE ABOVE WARRANTY, OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY, DOES NOT COVER NORMAL
WEAR AND TEAR. ALL WARRANTIES ARE VOID IF THE BICYCLE IS MODIFIED FROM
ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION OR
THE BICYCLE IS USED FOR OTHER THAN NORMAL ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, FAILING TO FOLLOW THE OWNER’S MANUAL OR USING THE BICYCLE FOR
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES OR IN COMPETITIVE EVENTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
TO BICYCLE RACING, BICYCLE MOTORCROSS RACING, STUNT RIDING, RAMP JUMPING OR SIMILAR ACTIVITIES, AND TRAINING FOR SUCH ACTIVITIES OR EVENTS, GIANT
MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO THAT OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTIES
STATED ABOVE. Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty
lasts, so the above limitation may not apply to you.