Originally Posted by jsohn

I brought a giant via 1, the frame and components (particularly the brakes) couldn't handle the sort of water and salt torture that is normal every-day for bikes during a Copenhagen winter. The drop outs started to fail after only a couple months and the brakes were on the way out...the bike I got here has had no such issues with the same use...though they did say that the metal of the frame has been treated with something to make it more resistant...