^ have you ever ridden one? Cause I've ridden the Matte Black, older model for 1 1/2 years before building my first custom ride. State Bikes are not so bad. I bought it and rode the hell out of it, over time I swapped out parts. I bought SRAM's for it along with new bars, wheels etc. It was a completely different bike. Now I'm switching some of those parts to my new build I'm doing. If your interested I can sell you my Frame and fork for cheap. But honestly they bikes aren't bad for a first ride.