I had a Giant Halfway for several years and liked it a lot. A very cool bike, got lots of admiring comments. Had some handling quirks and not quite enough top end but I didn't think those things were really the point. Anyway the frame failed one day and as Halfway's were no longer in production Giant honored their warranty by substituting an Expressway 1. They actually wanted to give me an Expressway 2, but I had friends in high places and an Expressway 1 is a much better deal than an Expressway 2. It is actually an 8sp, not 7 like the Exp1. It also has fenders and a (nice) rack that the 2 does not have. I haven't changed a thing on mine, not even the seat. Oh I did change the tires, but only because I had some newish Schwalbe Marathons on my old 1/2way that the dealer swapped over. I let them keep whatever came with the Expressway.